"Nulle cre  ature humaine ne peut commander a'   l'amour. No human being can give orders to love."

“That's why I started amplifying my voice at all, to capture the little sounds I make when I am pushing my body physically, drumming away.”

“I actually may do a musical next year... not one that I've written; one that I may star in. Plus my concert and other people's work and all of a sudden you've got a very full life.”

“Compassion automatically brings happiness and calmness. Then, even if you receive disturbing news, it will be easier to take, as your mind is still.”

“A man has to have sensibility, wit, mystery, tolerance, and strength... Romance also helps.”

“When I was 8 years old, I made my own encyclopedia of American biography - Johnny Appleseed, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, Charles Lindbergh, my pantheon of favorite heroes. Then I would write my own things and sew them together and try to make my own book.”

“I have met many feminists who were not Lesbians but I have never met a Lesbian who was not a feminist.”

“At best the principles that economists have supposed the choices of rational individuals to satisfy can be presented as guidelines for us to consider when we make our decisions.”

“Working in comedies is not something I set out to do. But, I love it. I've taken some improv classes here and there, but I don't consider myself a comedian by any means.”