"I don't know which is more discouraging, literature or chickens."

"Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim."

"Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19."

"The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it."

"I cured with the power that came through me."

"Women's strength, women's industry, women's wisdom are humankind's greatest untapped resource. The challenge then for U.N. Women is to show our diverse constituencies how this resource can be effectively tapped in ways that benefit us all."

"There is no such thing as a great talent without great will power."

"We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun."