The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.

I think a lot of people, when they read about a woman who acknowledges her sexuality and her feelings, get really scared. They say they want to be fearless, but in reality they're terrified. If they acknowledge their deepest feelings, they might have to change their lives.

Court, in our society, is often the last resort of stubbornness.

Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life - when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love.

People in the land of LaLa look like expensive wax fruit. And they work hard to achieve that look.

When I sit down at my writing desk, time seems to vanish. I think it's a wonderful way to spend one's life.

Perhaps every generation thinks of itself as a lost generation and perhaps every generation is right.