As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

Last night, I had that dream again. I dreamt I had to take a test, in a Dairy Queen, on another planet.

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that aren't neutral.

A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using 15,000 watts of power and 18 different pieces of electronic equipment to say that.

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the word livewire.

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing I've said.

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.