“I set out on a narrow way many years ago, hoping I would find true love along the broken road”

“Whatever you choose, however many roads you travel, I hope that you choose not to be a lady. I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women."[Commencement Address, Wellesley College, 1996]”

“I guess no one stays friends for more than thirty years without broken hearts along the way.”

“Many years ago, I left my home country very narrow minded. Today I return with an educated mind, able to understand why my culture is as it is and still be very proud of it.”

“In a way I couldn't believe I'd carried a torch for her this far - I should have used it to set fire to her years ago.”

“Maybe it takes five years for wishes to come true, I thought. The same way the best time to start something was five years ago”