The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.

For the first half of geological time our ancestors were bacteria. Most creatures still are bacteria, and each one of our trillions of cells is a colony of bacteria.

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.

For much of the female half of the world, food is the first signal of our inferiority. It lets us know that our own families may consider female bodies to be less deserving, less needy, less valuable.

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.