"If I am told my loving you had to happen because of some Freudian stuff about my childhood, that might be degrading or deflationary, but if I am told it had to happen because you are such a wonderful person that I couldn't possibly resist your charms, or because we are so incredibly compatible, then necessity seems very romantic."

“Even as a youngster, though, I could not bring myself to believe that if knowledge presented danger, the solution was ignorance. To me, it always seemed that the solution had to be wisdom. You did not refuse to look at danger, rather you learned how to handle it safely.”

“Maybe the most interesting thing gay writers can do is show the tension between the breadth of gay experiences and the unity of what they have in common.”

“Another world is possible!' ... Another world is also necessary, for this one is unjust, unsustainable, and unsafe. It's up to us to envision, fight for, and create that world, a world of freedom, real justice, balance, and shared abundance, a world woven in a new design.”

Source : Kristen Madden, Raven Grimassi, Starhawk (2005). “Exploring the Pagan Path: Wisdom from the Elders”, p.259, Career Press

“Truthfully, my films don't get funded, they get adopted - and are made thanks to the generosity of others.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com

“Last time I was in Jamaica I financed a teacher to teach in an orphanage.”

“I was an only child until I was 11 years old, which is when my sister was born. So for 11 years, it was just me.”

“Injuries made me a believer in cross-training.”

“To suffer one's confusion is the first step in healing.”