I free the universe from my efforts to control it.

The creative spirit thrives on freedom and daring. Many of history's most creative women have not been married. As for the priestesses of olden times, don't even think about it. Priestesses were spiritual mermaids, and a lot of men were drowning.

Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.

There is something in us that refuses to be regarded as less than human. We are created for freedom.

Through discipline comes freedom.

Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules.

All that is done on compulsion is bitterness to the soul.

When we parted she was a free woman, but I could never again be a free man.

Now she has power and passion and the struggle has significance for me-let the momentary consequences be what they may. Suppose that in her pride she becomes giddy, suppose that she does break with me-all right! -she has her freedom, but she will still belong to me. That the engagement should bind her is silly-I want to possess her only in her freedom

I want to live out principles that became a part of my life in my 40s, 50s, and 60s. One principle is the universality of freedom.

There comes a time when people get tired of being trampled over by the iron feet of oppression.

The conquer'd, also, and enslaved by war, Shall, with their freedom lost, all virtue lose.