My parents were open about sex. And my dad makes paintings that have a sexual component and it still scares me.

I wanted to be a poet. I had a really romantic idea about what that would mean. My parents knew some poets, and I liked how they dressed and acted, but I didn't really acknowledge that I only liked reading some bits of poetry while I was peeing or something.

When we, as young women, are given the space to read, the act becomes a happy, private corner we can return to for the rest of our lives. We develop this love of reading by turning to stories that speak to the most special, secret parts of us.

Luxury is nice, but creativity is nicer.

I've only recently realized that I have a radically different relationship with my parents than a lot of people.

I went to an amazing school in Brooklyn called St. Anne's that's a really kind of creative hot bed.

I am not a particularly political person, but, as a Tribeca resident, the commodification of September 11th is offensive to me.