I seek truth and beauty in the transparency of an autumn leaf, in the perfect form of a seashell on the beach, in the curve of a woman's back, in the texture of an ancient tree trunk, but also in the elusive forms of reality.

Women are the only ones who will be able to eliminate the patriarchy, and when that happens all of us will win, men as much as women.

The world starts to exist, for Americans, when we are in conflict with a place. And then all of a sudden, Afghanistan pops up on the TV screen and it becomes a place. And it exists for three weeks and then it disappears into thin air.

The fact that I am a writer comes from the experience of being cut away from my roots and living in Venezuela, where I couldn't find a place for myself, for years and years.

The names of persons and living creatures demand respect, because when we speak to them we touch their heart and become a part of thier life force.

My son, the Holy Church is on the right, but Jesus Christ was always on the left.

She intended to swallow the world and he lived crushed by reality.