“I appeal to you, my friends, as mothers: are you willing to enslave yo...” — Angelina Grimke Quote

“I appeal to you, my friends, as mothers: are you willing to enslave your children? You stare back with horror and indignation at such questions. But why, if slavery is not wrong to those upon whom it is imposed?”

“If a law commands me to sin I will break it; if it calls me to suffer, I will let it take its course unresistingly.”

“I have not placed reading before praying because I regard it more important, but because, in order to pray aright, we must understand what we are praying for.”

“In fact, I spent 25 years as a reporter, swearing I would never become an editor. Sitting at a desk, watching other people go out and find the story, and then fussing with other people's words - I just didn't get the appeal of that.”

“A politics that defines itself by difference holds no appeal for me.”

“The studio is spending great amounts of money, and they want some insurance they will get money back. They go for the middle of the road, broad in appeal. It's restrictive. It's a constant struggle, but if you give in, you're just making cottage cheese, and that's the end of it.”