Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases; neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives. Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them—and then, the opportunity to choose.

Because I'm your mom, it counts the most because I know you the most.

文学是人类的记忆。

Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives, and mothers; that is, if men do not neglect the duties of husbands and fathers.

诗人真正的祖国是他的语言。