I started finding hearts in things - whether it was like, a tree I was passing, a straw wrapper on the ground, I think the heart has one continuous line, which is very powerful.

Oh, I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug 10 people at a time!

Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.

I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end.

When I lay my head on the pillow at night I can say I was a decent person today. That's when I feel beautiful.

I pray to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. More and more, I want the consistency rather than the highs and the lows.

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary.

I think happiness is what makes you pretty.

Daisies are like sunshine to the ground.

I've always loved butterflies, because they remind us that it's never too late to transform ourselves.

Black Poets should live--not leap From steel bridges, like the white boys do.

Every painting is a voyage into a sacred harbor.

She walks lightly, old man. She walks lightly upon the earth.

But remember, continuing a wrong relationship only increases the pain when it finally does end.

When my parents first arrived there, North Dakota had just been admitted to the Union, and the country was still wild and harsh.

I never made "feminist art," and if I did it was not deliberate.

When I make an error, it's a very bad day in my house.

Yes, I feel I've got something to say. If people want to listen, that's great, and if they don't, that's their choice.

The middle of the road is a poor place to walk. It is a poor place to drive. It is a poor place to live.