“Never trust a woman's tears, Alyosha. I am never for the woman in such cases. I am always on the side of the men.”

“I am a human being; I am a woman; I am a black woman; I am an African. Once I was free; then I was captured and became a slave; but inside me, I have never been a slave; even today, inside me, here, and here, I am still a free woman.”

“But then, shall I never get any older than I am now? That'll be a comfort, one way -- never to be an old woman -- but then -- always to have lessons to learn!”

“Lancelot: Morgaine, Morgaine - kinswoman, I have never seen you weep.Morgaine: Are you like so many men, afraid of a woman's tears? (...)Lancelot: No (...) it makes them seem so much more real, so much more vulnerable - women who never weep frighten me, because I know they are stronger than I, and I am always a little afraid of what they will do.”

“Am I the woman I think I am, the woman I want to be? More importantly, am I the woman the Savior needs me to be?”

“I have never felt more ridiculous. If this is what it means to be a woman I am not the slightest bit interested.”