Tillie Olsen

The clock talked loud. I threw it away, it scared me what it talked.

And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total?

There are worse words than cuss words, there are words that hurt.

My individual, psychological descent coincided, ironically, with my ascent into the public eye.

Women ought to be fully guarded by law in all rights of property, labor, profession, etc.; but, roughly stated, the voting population ought to represent the fighting population.

Money grants you freedom, I guess.