And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

art is not advocacy and advocacy is not art.

My generation had Doris Day as a role model, then Gloria Steinem--then Princess Diana. We are the most confused generation.

Blocks usually stem from fear of being judged. If you imagine the world is listening, you'll never write a line.

I think we’re [men and women] more similar. In that we all deal with our fantasy lives and sometimes are disappointed by reality.

Love is serene and calm

Generations of women have sacrificed their lives to become their mothers. But we do not have that luxury any more. The world has changed too much to let us have the lives our mothers had. And we can no longer afford the guilt we feel at not being our mothers. We cannot afford any guilt that pulls us back to the past. We have to grow up, whether we want to or not. We have to stop blaming men and mothers and seize every second of our lives with passion. We can no longer afford to waste our creativity. We cannot afford spiritual laziness.