I don't believe in nirvana. If nirvana was handed to us on a silver platter, this would be the first day of our struggle to keep it.

My creativity and my political work are linked. I don't do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility.

Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt.

It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think.

We who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under.

In my life, the stories I have heard from my family, my friends, my community, and from willing strangers all over the world have been the true source of my education.

I don't believe in nirvana. If nirvana was handed to us on a silver platter, this would be the first day of our struggle to keep it.