If my mind cannot be tied down, if my dreams cannot be diminished, then no amount of restraints can really guarantee my quiet submission.

- Deborah Feldman

I can't bear the thought of living an entire lifetime on this planet and not getting to do all the things I dream of doing, simply because they aren'…

- Deborah Feldman

If you are forced to confront your fears on a daily basis, they disintegrate, like illusions when viewed up close. Maybe being always protected made …

- Deborah Feldman

I'd rather believe in reincarnation than hell. The idea of an afterlife is much so more tolerable when returning is an option.

- Deborah Feldman

I resolve to venture into the city on my own. I look at maps in the library—subway maps, bus maps, and regular maps—and try to memorize them. I’m afr…

- Deborah Feldman

As far as I can remember, I have always wanted everything from life, everything it can possibly give me. This desire separates me from people who are…

- Deborah Feldman

I am hungry for power, but not to lord over others; only to own myself.

- Deborah Feldman

Some people simply use their faith as a lexicon of behavioral reasoning; without that they would be forced to face their own moral and ethical failin…

- Deborah Feldman