The desire for magic cannot be eradicated. Even the most supposedly rational people attempt to practice magic in love and war. We simultaneously possess the most primitive of brain stems and the most sophisticated of cortices. The imperatives of each coexist uneasily.

What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation.

I have a very sensitive nose. I identify with dogs. I understand the world through my nose.

Every time women make tremendous strides, the right wing gets terrified and creates laws making it hard to get an abortion or birth control.

We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.

Ken, my husband, just smelled like he belonged to me. I'm not talking about hygiene. I'm talking about when you hug him, he either feels like a member of your tribe or not. It's their scent.

perfectionism is the enemy of art. Since art is essentially divine play, not dogged work, it often happens that as one becomes more professionally driven one also becomes less capriciously playful.