There is a sad disconnectedness that overcomes a library when its owner is gone.

It’s just a thing. You deal with it." "As in, one damn thing after another?""Yes, very like.

Color is only beautiful when it means something.

Negativity is like burning plastic: while destroying itself, it annoys everyone with its stench.

I was like the good girl, bad girl, there were no grey areas for me.

A mother is as different from anything else that God ever thought of, as can possibly be. She is a distinct and individual creation.

[On The Netherlands:] ... the entire country is a kind of saturated sponge.

If I wrote a musical it wouldn't be about me. Although I do some magic, so it would probably be about a magician who appeared and re-appeared all over the place.

As you keep shooting the ball, you become a better basketball player.

A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies that continue to resonate.

I look forward to beginning a relationship with Al Jazeera America, which has made a commitment to producing quality programming and pursuing underreported stories.

Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before we can hope to improve theater.