“I think the obligation of a poet is not to be in an ivory tower; it is not to be isolated but to be among people.” PeopleThinkingPoetObligation Author:Maria Teresa Horta
“As a journalist, I never isolated myself. I was a journalist at a daily newspaper and every day I went out on the street. Every day I had contact with people. I interviewed the most important writers of the twentieth century, and into the twenty-first century, from Simone de Beauvoir, Marguerite Duras, and Marguerite Yourcenar to Christa Wolf.” PeopleImportantJournalist Author:Maria Teresa Horta
“People ask me why I am a feminist. Because I am a woman of freedom and equality and it is not possible to have freedom in the world when half of humanity has no rights. Because we are more than half of humanity. There are more women than men. This is not a fight of so-called "minorities."” PeopleMenWorldHumanityFightingFeministAsk Me Author:Maria Teresa Horta
“People ask me almost every day, "Why? You are successful, you have kids, you have grandchildren, so why?" Feminist women are seen as unsatisfied. But all women in the world, if they are well aware of inequality, are unsatisfied women. They don't have the same rights as men, and there is no freedom until there is equality between men and women.” PeopleMenWorldKidsSuccessfulMen And WomenFeministInequalityAsk MeGrandchildrenUnsatisfied Author:Maria Teresa Horta