Edith Windsor

"I was married for 44 years. I should have been married for 44 more."

"Why should I take back the loss of the gay marriage case? I didn't lose anything."

"I am still married to Thea in my heart."

"What we're trying to do is basically restore me and Thea's marriage to the status that we think it should have always had."

"The government has no business in the bedrooms of the nation."

"I knew that the only way to do this was to fight back."

"We don't have to accept the current circumstances."

"My life was made better by love."

"Being told you can't do something makes you want to do it more."

"I went to Thea with a very heavy heart because I didn't want to hurt her."

"The Constitution doesn't discriminate."

"I believe in equality for everyone."

"Love is love."

"We are all equal under the law."

"It took me a long time to find love, and I wasn't going to let it go."

"Thea was my soulmate."

"I had to be true to myself."

"The right to marry is a fundamental right."

"I was not a radical when I started; the law made me one."

"I couldn't stay silent."

"Life is precious, and love even more so."

"We deserve to have our relationships recognized."

"Fighting for justice was my purpose."

"I don't regret a single moment."

"The law should protect love, not condemn it."

"I lived my truth."

"Our relationship was as valid as anyone else's."

"I found strength in my commitment."

"Love transcends all boundaries."

"We fought not just for ourselves, but for all people."