[When asked what was the inspiration for most of her work:] Need of money, dear.

Said after she had been seriously ill: The doctors were very brave about it.

Flowers are heaven's masterpiece.

Some men break your heart in two, Some men fawn and flatter, Some men never look at you; And that cleans up the matter.

Art is a form of catharsis.

Heterosexuality is not normal, it's just common.

...as for helping me in the outside world, the Convent taught me only that if you spit on a pencil eraser, it will erase ink.