"I can't get over my disappointment at being a girl."

"I suppose marriage has always been an economic proposition. Even in fiction."

"If I were a girl in a book, this would all be so easy."

"[whispering to Beth] Don't go quietly, fight! Please fight to the end, be LOUD! Don't just quietly go away!"

"Just because my dreams are different than yours doesn't mean they're unimportant."

"I want to be great or nothing."

"[about Meg's hair] Why is her hair off?"

"[to Amy, about her piano] I can teach you chords."

"I may not always be right, but I am never wrong."

"Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they've got ambition, and they've got talent…"