I moved to New York in the 1970s and started writing when I was at the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program.

At times inactivity is preferable to mindless functioning.

You are a victim of the rules you live by.

My arrogance knows no bounds and I will make no peace today, and you should be so lucky to find a woman like me.

TRYING TO BE POPULAR IN HIGH SCHOOL IS LIKE TRYING TO BE MAYOR OF A CITY THAT WON'T EXIST IN FOUR YEARS.

If you have many desires your life will be interesting.

Protect me from what I want.

All things are delicately interconnected.

I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand.

THERE IS A PERIOD WHEN IT IS CLEAR THAT YOU HAVE GONE WRONG BUT YOU CONTINUE. SOMETIMES THERE IS A LUXURIOUS AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS.

Slipping into madness is good for the sake of comparison

Until we know who we are and why we are here, no amount of success, fame, money, or pleasure will provide much satisfaction.

Instant communication is not communication at all but merely a frantic, trivial, nerve-wracking bombardment of cliches, threats, fads, fashions, gibberish and advertising.

I tend to stare at people and memorize what they're saying and how they say it.

This solidity is not true. The apparent solidity is the delusion of the senses and of the self. Everything is made up of infinite, intelligent light.

The half-human was the hottest thing he'd ever gotten anywhere near. And he'd cozied up to a lightning strike once or twice before.

I became the stage for the great argument between Nietzsche and Rousseau. I was the extra ready to take on all the roles.

What really made me a performance artist was that I was able to step back and assess. I've always had [that ability], but it was coming to an understanding.

Life delivered me a catastrophe, but I found a richness of soul.

Singing connects the mind with the heart and the heart with the soul. So sing. I dare you!

Obeying from love is better than to obey from fear.