I really believe in the value of just being more present with the people you're around.

I'm more likely to strike up a conversation with a stranger than to try any antic or pickup lines.

I don't really believe in that "you need to make them come to you" kind of thing. I'm like, I'll come to her and if she's cool I'll stick around, and if she's not, then I'll leave at any time.

Books age, they yellow, the pages dry and crackle and tear. Who can tell what tiny defect will change simple paper and ink into true meaning?

I delight sometimes in saying to - as when I'm a teacher, I love saying, 'This is really important, so don't write it down.' To me, what you retain is a very important filter.

The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the sea.

What makes human power erupt like a volcano? What destroy's it? The civilizations of Rome, Greece, Egypt, China were all eruptions from a human core.

Walking back and forth also helps by creating the illusion that you are thinking of the routines on the spot, giving your performance a more spontaneous feeling.

I'm trying to be in the moment and really enjoy my pregnancy. I feel really lucky.

I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn to stop making them.

Ah, well, do I wish that we lived in a world where gender didn't figure so prominently? Of course. Do I even think about myself as a woman when I go to make art? Of course not.

Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we were never able to do.

The difficulties and hazards of marriage are greatly increased where backgrounds are different