“I've tried several varieties of sex, all of which I hate. The conventional position makes me claustrophobic; the others give me a stiff neck and/or lockjaw.”

“I've never really lived a conventional life, so I think it's quite foolish for me or anyone else to start thinking that I am going to start making conventional choices.”

“Justice. I've heard that word. I tried it out. I wrote it down. I wrote it down several times and always it looked like a damn cold lie to me. There is no justice.”

“You give me the awful impression, I hate to have say it, of someone who hasn't read any of the arguments against your position ever.”

“I hate smiling. It makes me feel weak and powerless and small. I've always been like that; I don't smile in any pictures.”

“The cat that Prim got hates me, I think partly because I tried to drown it.”

“This is making me crazy. I hate relying on other people to save me, I hate being clingy, I hate it, and every time you show up, I lean on you. - Matilda Scarlet Veronica Betty Vilma Goodnight”

“We are grown stiff with the ramrod of convention down our backs.”

“Of all the months that fill the year
Give April's month to me,
For earth and sky are then so filled
With sweet variety!”

“… the opposite of love is not hate -- it's apathy. It's not giving a damn. If somebody hates me, they must "feel" something… or they couldn't possibly hate. Therefore, there's some way in which I can get to them.”