Regardless Of Your Age, You Will Always

It Was The Era That I Later Analyzed, The "feminine Mystique" Era, [when] "career Woman" Was A Dirty Word. And So I Didn't Want A Career Anymore. [but] I Had To Do Something. So I Started Freelancing For Women's Magazines.

When [the] Life Span Of America Women Is Approaching Eighty Years Having Kids Is Not Going To Take It Up.

I Never Set Out To Write A Book To Change Women's Lives, To Change History. It's Like, 'who, Me?' Yes, Me. I Did It. And I'm Not That Different From Other Women. Maybe My Power And Glory Was That I Could Speak My Truth As A Woman And It Was The Truth Of Every Woman.

Getting Older Is An Adventure, Not A Problem.

There's No Question That The Black Middle Class Has Benefited Greatly By The Civil Rights Movement. But There Is A Large Black Underclass That Does Not Have Access To Jobs. If There's No Clear Road To Income And Status Except Crime, We Should Expect Social Problems. You Can't Solve This Problem Without Addressing The Economic Issues, And The Same Is True With Gender.