“The wisest men follow their own direction.”

“Do not mistake the rule of forcefor true power. Men are not shaped by force.”

“The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate.”

“And so my thoughts have lead me to believe that childless men and women lead lives more fortunate than those with sons and daughters.”

“Hast thou ice that thou shalt bind itTo thy breast, and make thee deadTo thy children, to thine own spirit's pain?When the hand knows what it dares,When thine eyes look into theirs,Shalt thou keep by tears unblindedThy dividing of the slain?These be deeds Not for thee:These be things that cannot be!”

“Try refusing the arrangement, or later petition for divorce -- the first is impossible while the second is like admitting you're a whore.”

“A woman like me! What am I like that's different from you or any man”