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

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The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

I'm a real workaholic.

I'm a real workaholic.

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and...

Literature is the safe and traditional vehicle through which we learn about the world and...

Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so...

Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so...

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.

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...

I hate zoos.

I think women are excellent social critics.

I think women are excellent social critics.

A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using...

A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using...

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

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...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

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....

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...

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...

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

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

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

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...