I am always drawn back to places where I have lived, the houses and their neighborhoods.

She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a Flamingo.

Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue. That's why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.

I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.

The wind is us-- it gathers and remembers all our voices, then sends them talking and telling through the leaves and the fields.

Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.

I love New York, even though it isn't mine, the way something has to be, a tree or a street or a house, something, anyway, that belongs to me because I belong to it.

When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas.

Well, I'm about as tall as a shotgun, and just as noisy.

A man who doesn't dream is like a man who doesn't sweat. He stores up a lot of poison.

Hard work is never a punishment. If you see it so, you may not do it with the right attitude.

Every tough situation, toughen the soul.

Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives. - John Adams

Politics... have always been the systematic organization of hatreds.

I am fascinated by the whole process of what it's like to be alive, whether it's unbelievably uncomfortable and horrible or whether it's quite nice

I consider myself a very driven and intense fighter.

Love is nothing if it is not spontaneous. It cannot be a conclusion of reasoning.

My dream is a red dress Above my knees High-heel red sandals And me coming over the top The music booming Hi Howie I will say With a lovely smile I don't want to play the game I want to be it.

Creative people are often considered crazy but I believe crazy can be a good thing.

When you're younger - duh - you don't really have the tools to deal with certain things in your life.