There are so many separate selves; no one who writes creatively hasn't felt that.

Every believer is an anarchist at heart. True believers would rather see governments topple and history rewritten than scuff the cover of their faith.

If we make anything that lasts, it outlives us.

Art can make a difference because it pulls people up short. It says, don't accept things for their face value; you don't have to go along with any of this; you can think for yourself.

Islands are metaphors of the heart, no matter what poet says otherwise.

I think heterosexuality and homosexuality are a kind of psychosis, and the truth is somewhere in the middle.

Love demands expression. It will not stay still, stay silent, be good, be modest, be seen and not heard, no. It will break out in tongues of praise, the high note that smashes the glass and spills the liquid.