Now Autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt.
Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.
I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for me and so many other women in my generation. Their pioneering lives have created boundless possibilities for women in the law. I thank them for their inspiration and also for the per

