"If society will not admit of woman's free development, then society must be remodeled."

"I must have something to engross my thoughts, some object in life which will fill this vacuum and prevent this sad wearing away of the heart."

"It is not easy to be a pioneer -- but oh, it is fascinating! I would not trade one moment, even the worst moment, for all the riches in the world."

"Methods and conclusions formed by half the race only, must necessarily require revision as the other half of humanity rises into conscious responsibility."

"It is well worth the efforts of a life-time to have attained knowledge which justifies an attack on the root of all evil . . . which asserts that because forms of evil have always existed in society, therefore they must always exist . . ."