They Said, “you Are A Savage And

Something I Tried To Hold Onto, To Touch If Only For A Moment, But It Slipped Away From Me Like The Air, Like An Illusion, Or A Dream That Floats Away And Is Lost. I Wept In My Sleep As Though It Was Something I Was Losing Now; A Loss I Was Experiencing For The First Time, And Not Something I Had Lost A Long Time Ago.

My Three Husbands Were Afraid Of Me. I Am A Very Powerful Woman.

Life Is Very Hard. The Only People Who Really Live Are Those Who Are Harder Than Life Itself.

There Is Not A Revolution That Succeeded In A Few Months. It Takes Years, Even Decades, To Fulfill Its Goals. I Am Very Hopeful Because I Trust The Revolution And Feel Nobody Can Really Conquer A Nation That Has Decided To Be United And To Fight, And We Decided To Fight. The Revolution Is There, Inside The Egyptians By The Millions.

Interviewer: What Would You Say To A Woman In This Country Who Assumes She Is No Longer Oppressed, Who Believes Women's Liberation Has Been Achieved? El Saadawi: Well I Would Think She Is Blind. Like Many People Who Are Blind To Gender Problems, To Class Problems, To International Problems. She's Blind To What's Happening To Her.