As any mom knows, having a baby is an extremely creative act and to love and create a baby, it's on par with any other creative act that we could come up with.

Up up up up up up points the spire of the steeple but god's work isn't done by god it's done by people

Second Wave feminism started with consciousness-raising groups, which sounds "big" but it's really just house parties. Women getting together and saying, "You feel this way?! Me too!" Hanging out is consciousness-raising.

To split yourself in two is just the most radical thing you can do

The windows of my soul are made of one-way glass, don't bother looking into my eyes if there's something you want to know, just ask

My political mission is as acute as ever. For me, in addition to kind of looking at the world and trying to engage in my society politically, having the kid around sort of makes me check in with myself. I think you're all busy trying to fix the world, but what about yourself?

I don't hate being compared with female musicians. I don't mind that at all. I have no problem with seeing connections between women's work.