The spider is an animal who eats mosquitoes. That's why I love the spider - it is the only way we have to deal with these insects.

Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning.

I found in rules of mathematics a peace and a trust that I could not place in human beings. This sublimation was total and remained total.

Art is a guarantee of sanity.

To be an artist, you need to exist in a world of silence.

I always had the fear of being separated and abandoned. The sewing is my attempt to keep things together and make things whole.

When I was growing up, all the women in my house were using needles. I've always had a fascination with the needle, the magic power of the needle. The needle is used to repair damage. It's a claim to forgiveness. It is never aggressive, it's not a pin.