And she moves among the sparrows. And she floats upon the breeze. She moves among the flowers. She moves something deep inside of me

Accessible local libraries are vital to communities and to children.

Hamlet got a gun now.

I have to be able to see the thing that's going on that I'm writing about, or else it just doesn't make any sense to me.

We are still struggling with people who don't feel comfortable going into museums. As a visual artist I ask how artists can be part of enacting a change.

The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and transform them in some way. Apart from things like the murder ballads, the songs I write, at their core, are quite ordinary human concerns, but the process of writing about them transforms them into something else.

I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange.