I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

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I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I'm a real workaholic.

I'm a real workaholic.

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot...

People are really suffering these days. There's a lot of corporate triumph and a lot...

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get...

People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get...

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the...

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the...

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

I think women are excellent social critics.

I think women are excellent social critics.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third...

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third...

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.