But think of the violence, it could happen to your kids.

I never wanted to be a professional artist; I think that's limiting.

If someone is unpleasant to you, draw a halo around his or her head in your mind. He/she is an angel who came to teach you something.

Tape the sound of the moon fading at dawn. Give it to your mother to listen to when she's in sorrow.

I always thought that I was an important musician. If you don't have that confidence, why would you go on and do it?

If you have too many quotes from other people in your head, you can't create. You have to keep your head empty. That's why I am constantly enjoying the sky, the park, the walk.

All women are feminists. Being a feminist is allowing woman to be natural, for what she is, whatever it is. All of us can be natural and we're all feminists in that sense.