“If the feminine issue is so absurd, is because the male's arrogance made it "a discussion”

“A woman will forget that a man is male, if they are good enough friends, but men rarely forget that a woman is feminine.”

“I tend to like strong female characters. It just interests me dramatically. A strong male character isn't interesting because it has been done and it's so cliched. A weak male character is interesting: somebody else hasn't done it a hundred times. A strong female character is still interesting to me because it hasn't been done all that much, finding the balance of femininity and strength.[From a 1986 Fangoria interview]”

“Within any important issue, there are always aspects no one wishes to discuss.”

“It's not the innocence that made him so certain. It's the arrogance of his guilt.”

“If it pleases you to think so of yourself,Gregori,that's fine with me. You are arrogant enough for several males; you don't need me to feed you compliments.”