I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for children. It was called The Package, and it was a mystery story in pictures. It had no words.

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Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

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 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...

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

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

I think women are excellent social critics.

I think women are excellent social critics.

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....

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

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

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...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work...

I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work...

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the 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...

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

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...

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

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

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...

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

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...