Why should we girls not have the same privileges as men? Why do we police ourselves so stringently- whittling each other down with cutting remarks or holding ourselves back from greatness with a harness woven of fear and shame and longing? If we do not deem ourselves worthy first, how shall we ever ask for more?

The Sweet Far Thing (ed. Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2007) - ISBN: 9780375890604