I remember the time I said, 'I don't think you love yourself. You need to learn to love yourself.'

I think women who are very creative and giving members of society can be respected and accepted.

The hurts of childhood that must be avenged: so small and so huge.

I know several women my age who are really poor...because they spent most of their energy taking care of children.

I became very aware of how important it is to connect with children - possibly for the children, if they're in the mood for that - but certainly for the adults.

I think that politics in most people's lives expresses itself like that: indirectly, in half thought-out opinions and feelings. And sometimes through a connection with something that is very real. But we don't have the knowledge or language to speak about it.

Human beings look so different from each other, voices are so different, everything about us is so individual, and that's so exciting and juicy and appealing, and we're attached to these things and they're so fascinating and beautiful - I don't just mean model-beautiful, but all the individual forms that people can take.