I don’t want long hair, I don’t want short hair, I don’t want hair at all, and I don’t want to be a girl or a boy. I want to be a yellow and orange leaf some little kid picks up and pastes in his scrapbook.

When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.

You know, people speak in poetry all the time. They just don't realize it.

A really good stand-up comic is a poet; it's about the use of language. It can be really poetic. And I like politically conscious comedy.

All I owe the world is my art.

Somebody dies and people eat your food. Funny how that works.

What kind of life can you have in a house without books?