"A weak man declares a woman a temptress and orders her to cover herself. A strong man covers himself and says nothing."

"How is one statute against murder or rape or theft different from any other?” I said, though my mind had careened int…"

"understanding. Do we wish our children to do as they are told forever, simply because we told them what they should d…"

"our love is proved when we love those who are not beautiful, who wound with word or deed. When we love not out of pit…"

"What is love, but to hold dear without expectation? What is love, but first given devotion? What is love . . . But fr…"

"The history keepers will no doubt tell their own tale, and the priests another. It is the men's accounts that seem to…"

"You are truly wise, now I will ask you something, and we shall see if you are capable of answering me."

"What are the seven that issue and nine that enter, the two that offer drink, and the one that drinks."

"Your father is my father; your grandfather, my husband; you are my son, and I am your sister"

"But I did not believe the reports [of your wisdom] until I came and saw with my own eyes that not even the half had b…"