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

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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.

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even...

The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even...

I hate zoos.

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...

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....

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

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 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...

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....

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing...

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing...

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...

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'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

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

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

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

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.