Emily Dickinson liked to shock people. She liked to break rules. There was a kind of rebellious freedom in her inner world.

Sometimes, the shortest path between two points is serpentine.

We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country -- its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps.

Honesty requires that we communicate our thoughts and feelings, not our conclusions.

I realized that I read books not because of the words used but because of the familiar feelings these words help me express.

Sometimes, situation may be uncomfortable but must endure.

One is always wrong to open a conversation with the devil, for, however he goes about it, he always insists upon having the last word.

I think it's wonderful and important for there to be so much choice for customers. Wouldn't it be such a bore if we all created, liked and wore the same thing?

There are times in life to grow, and there are times in life to shine. One can't grow and shine at the same time; it just doesn't work that way. Now you're growing. Tomorrow you'll shine.

I had a high-flying career. Never wanted to get married. All I wanted to do was have some fun.

While it is true that commercial art is always in danger of ending up as a prostitute, it is equally true that noncommercial art is always in danger of ending up as an old maid.

Freedom of expression is actually a way for people to know themselves better, and to understand themselves better. Because without it, you become a stranger to yourself.