I like my time on earth. And no matter what kind of cards I've been dealt, I'm happy to be there.

I find it painful when I'm without anything. But I work in multiple fields. If I can't write, I find myself taking photographs. I can go on the road and perform. But the most important thing for me is writing, and when I hit those walls, it's painful.

As an artist, I used to think that my responsibility was to do good work. But I had to learn from the 70s on that being a public figure presents another aspect of responsibility.

We were as Hansel and Gretel and we ventured out into the black forest of the world.

I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist.

Trust is everything between two artists, or between subject and artist. You have to have trust or nothing good will come out of it.

Lets just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty.