Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.

I think men have always been afraid of women's sexuality, and the restrictions they put on women testify to that.

When everyone thinks they know you, it's hard not to be guarded.

Pleasure is terrifying because it breaks down the boundaries between people. Embracing passion means living with fear.

Love gives without taking

It took me years to learn to sit at my desk for more than two minutes at a time, to put up with the solitude and the terror of failure, and the godawful silence and the white paper.

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