Although women do two-thirds of the world's labor, they own less than one percent of the world's assets..

What happens in the world affects me. Sometimes, that's part of the writing..

Wishes and fears are illusions, Dil Bahadur, not realities. You must practice detachment..

In terrible moments, in moments of revolution, of war or repression, of illness or death, people react with incredible strength..

We only have what we give..

Love is a free contract that begins with a spark and can end the same way..

From journalism I learned to write under pressure, to work with deadlines, to have limited space and time, to conduct and interview, to find informat….

Most people feel younger than their age, but the culture values youth, success, beauty, productivity. There is no space in this culture for older peo….

I seek truth and beauty in the transparency of an autumn leaf, in the perfect form of a seashell on the beach, in the curve of a woman's back, in the….

Erotica is using a feather; pornograpy is using the whole chicken..

I never said I wanted a 'happy' life but an interesting one. From separation and loss, I have learned a lot. I have become strong and resilient, as i….

We live in an era where masses of people come and go across a hostile planet, desolate and violent. Refugees, emigrants, exiles, deportees. We are a ….

Humanity has this need to hear stories because they connect us with other people, they teach us about our own feelings. We feel less lonely when we s….

As my Popo used to say, life is a tapestry we weave day by day with threads of different colors, some heavy and dark, others thin and bright, all the….

Boredom, Timothy Duane assured me, is nothing more than anger without passion..

Writing is like making love. Don't worry about the orgasm, just concentrate on the process..

if we don't begin by imagining the perfect society, how shall we create one?.

I'm not above anybody. I'm, I'm not better than anybody. I am made of the same material that everybody else is and if somebody can be a saint, so can….

The most poor and backward areas in the world are those in which women are subjugated and exploited. Improving the situation of the woman improves th….

I've been so thoroughly incorporated into the California culture that I practice meditation and go to a therapist, even though I always set a trap: d….

I am happier when I love than when I am loved. I adore my husband, my son, my grandchildren, my mother, my dog, and frankly, I don't know if they eve….