Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.

It’s not loving a man that makes life harder for gay guys, it’s homophobia. It’s not the color of their skin that makes life harder for people of color; it’s racism. It’s not having vaginas that makes life harder for women, it’s sexism. And it’s ageism, far more than the passage of time, that makes growing older harder for all of us.

All my life, I faced sexism and racism and then, when I hit 40, ageism.

I don't see how you can avoid the fact that the books are riddled with sadism, racism, sexism. In books, readers tend to skate over all these horrible ambiguities. The moment they're put on film, it's very difficult to duck them.

"Isms" are tools used by those who wish to control the weak for their own selfish pursuits.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.