I am worried about this word, this notion - security. I see this word, hear this word, feel this word everywhere. Security check. Security watch. Security clearance. Why has all this focus on security made me feel so much more insecure? ... Why are we suddenly a nation and a people who strive for security above all else?

The clitoris is pure in purpose. It is the only organ in the body designed purely for pleasure.

In America, we have a government that is now run by white nationalists, by billionaires, by incredible misogynists.

Success itself doesn't give you happiness. It's what you do with your success that gives you happiness.

I wake up every day and I think, 'I'm breathing! It's a good day.'

Terence McKenna says, "The culture is not your friend." I am not sure we can change this culture. But I think we can rise above it and create a new world. That's why I so deeply believe in alternative spaces. That's why I believe in the power of art and activism.

Once you are diagnosed with cancer, time changes. It both speeds up insanely and stops altogether.