"I always remember my disappointment the next morning when I found that my hand was still on because I thought, well, if I lost my hand I'm all right, I shall live, they can't send me out without a hand again. I was 20 then, it's not altogether a right thought for a young man to hope that he's been maimed for life."

"I used to go and flatten my nose against that window and absorb all I could of his art. It changed my life.…"

"See him, the newborn, dirty but marvelous, ridiculous in actuality, infinite in possibility, capable of tha…"

"Because our ladies mostly attend Kalatshepams, they have fallen prey to the superstitions, blind beliefs, a…"

"There were times when all Hillel and I had was each other. We were fucked up and understood what it was to …"

"Hurry and hurry, autumn leaves hurrying on the rainy wind, snow hurrying out of the sky, life hurrying to d…"

"I've been identified with pink throughout my career, but I'm not as crazy about it as I've led people to be…"