I think that people who can't believe in faeries aren't worth knowing. I just think that alternate realities make you a good writer. If your work is any more than one dimension, you believe in faeries.

When I was little, my mom tells me, I used to say things like, 'Mom do you hear the string section? Do you hear the string section?' And she would look at me and say, 'No honey, I don't know what you're talking about.'

got a little red line that tells you, boy where the razor's been.

And maybe she had certain beliefs that if you love somebody, [you're] gonna like them too. And that isn't necessarily true.

For the most part, pianos are female to me. Sometimes they're dykes, and they're always good fun.

A key to keeping your husband is getting him to miss you. That keeps a marriage fresh.

Pretty is never beautiful.