I wanted my wild things to be frightening.

There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen.

Venturing back further, learning is so slow. Accomplishment is so slow. Experiencing and evaluating your experience is so slow.

We've educated children to think spontaneity is inappropriate.

William Blake really is important, my cornerstone. Nobody ever told me before he did that childhood was such a damned serious business.

When I did 'Bumble-ardy,' I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend and partner, was dying here in the house when I did 'Bumble-ardy'. I did 'Bumble-ardy' to save myself. I did not want to die with him. I wanted to live, as any human being does.

Knowledge is the driving force that puts creative passion to work.