"But the idea that women can't take care of themselves still permeates our culture"

"Ah, women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent"

"Modesty is a quality in a lover more praised by the women than liked"

"Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve"

"Culture is a way of coping with the world by defining it in detail"

"Men marry because they are tired; women, because they are curious; both are disappointed"

"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"

"Women are responsible for creating their own roles"

"Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion made, we all 'pretend' most of the time"

"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"

"Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it"