“When the president of the United States flicks the switch to light up the Christmas tree on the White House lawn, that house ceases to be an American symbol; it becomes a Christian symbol.”

“When men are oppressed, it's a tragedy. When women are oppressed, it's tradition.”

“Friendships aren't perfect and yet they are very precious. For me not expecting perfection all in one place was a great release.”

“We need old friends to help us grow old and new friends to help us stay young.”

“Boys don't make passes at female smart asses.”

“No labourer in the world is expected to work for room board and love -except the housewife.”

“No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough.”

“When you reduce a woman to writing, she makes you think of a thousand other women”

“I would venture to guess that Anon, who wrote so many poems without signing them, was often a woman.”