Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's a very 19th-century way of thinking about art, because it assumes that it should make our lives better or teach us something.

Don't be afraid of anyone. Imagine your life if you're not afraid of anyone.

I'm actually not someone who believes in heaven or anything like that.

I don't care about being famous or having a lot of people go, "She's really good."

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I think women are excellent social critics.

I know a lot of people who have weird specialties that are not taught in schools; they're things that you learn in life.