You are beautiful. Don't ever think you are not. It may be such a compliment that does not come from a man too often. They are shy, proud, and rude. Give yourself some love. And walk as what you are - a beautiful woman. All your life.

The boats outside the window were always still I wondered if one of them would take me to the ocean.

There's many women now who think, 'Surely we don't need feminism anymore, we're all liberated and society's accepting us as we are'. Which is just hogwash. It's not true at all.

When you are totally depressed, you should try giggling. Just make yourself laugh. Force yourself to laugh.

When you are feeling bad, do one thing a day to make your heart dance. It could be a simple thing like looking up at the sky.

Getting into creating in a new genre is like arriving to a new country.

There's a big difference between sending your art in a statement or something like that, and sending yourself there. When you send yourself somewhere, then you are sharing your information uncontrollably - like all yourself.