When I'm in the studio, I become a total nerd.

The orchid is Mother Nature's masterpiece.

The two things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision.

We have a need to be religious, we need to worship, we need to build totems and shrines and icons, but nobody's sure in honor of what.

I've got big hips and a big body. I'm double, triple the size of other models - and I embrace that - I own it.

An un-named song is like an un-named child, it has no identity.

The good Lord in his ultimate wisdom gave us three things to make life bearable: hope, jokes, and dogs, but the greatest of these was dogs.

And there are new kinds of nomads, not people who are at home everywhere, but who are at home nowhere. I was one of them

I believe when you’re stuck in one spot for too long it’s best to throw a grenade where you stand, and jump…and pray.

When there is no one to remind you what society's rules are, and there is nothing to keep you linked to that society, you had better be prepared for some startling changes.

I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.

I have found awareness to be one of the most rewarding, and yet one of the most painful journeys one can embark on.

She could hear the rattle of hooves on stone evolve into a thunder of pursuit.

Death is but an aspect of life, and the destruction of one material form is but a prelude to building up of another.

Comedy Central made me delete the Boston Marathon joke. I wasn't happy about it but, despite popular belief, I can occasionally be a team player.

When you don't have certain senses your other senses become heightened.

We're all looking for those moments - a relief. That's why people go out and treat themselves.

A child's slowness in any subject indicates a deficiency in his environment, educational or otherwise.

Writing as writing. Writing as rioting. Writing as righting. On the best days, all three.

All of our ideas come from the natural world: trees equal umbrellas.