But never fear$$$ gentlemen; castration was really not the point of feminism$$$ and we women are too busy eviscerating one another to take you on.

A finished person is a boring person.

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.

Most men and women$$$ by birth or nature$$$ lack the means to advance in wealth or power$$$ but all have the ability to advance in knowledge.

Danger's over$$$ Banana Breakfast is saved.

Oh$$$ this beer here is cold$$$ cold and hop-bitter$$$ no point coming up for air$$$ gulp$$$ till it's all--hahhhh.

All stories teach$$$ whether the storyteller intends them to or not. They teach the world we create. They teach the morality we live by. They teach it much more effectively than moral precepts and instructions.

Stories are the most important thing in the world. Without stories$$$ we wouldn't be human beings at all.

It takes long practice$$$ yes. You have to work. Did you think you could snap your fingers$$$ and have it as a gift? What is worth having is worth working for.

When you choose one way out of many$$$ all the ways you don't take are snuffed out like candles$$$ as if they'd never existed.