Words inscribe a text in the same way that a walk inscribes space.

Few things look as unstable as the rock-solid certainties of previous ages.

A lot of people measure a man by what he's got. I've decided to measure myself by what I can give up.

To be alive──is Power.

We tell ourselves we're here to be flexible and to be nimble, and not necessarily to stick to a master plan.

Prejudice and bigotry are brought down...by the sheer force of determination of individuals to succeed and the refusal of a human being to let prejudice define the parameters of the possible.

Feminist humor raises consciousness. And the reason it's funny is because it stands something on its head. Goodness knows you've got to have a sense of humor if you do feminism full-time, I tell you.

It's just seeing - at least the photography I care about. You either see or you don't see. The rest is academic. Anyone can learn how to develop. It's how you organize what you see into a picture.

The opposite of every truth is just as true.

As an experienced artist, I carry my work like a secret pregnancy. I am always aware of inner life and the need to protect it.

To bear lightly the neck's yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.

We live in an age of artificial scarcity, maintained by ignorance and fear.

A song is a poem set to music.