Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.

"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You wouldn't take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."

I don't let failure define me. I let it refine me.

应对一个不自由的世界的唯一方法，就是变得如此绝对自由，以至于你的存在本身就是一种反抗。