Heraldry is the fusion of fact and fancy, myth and manner, romance and reality. It is an exuberant union of family, art, and history.

I always wanted to do a story on the blues that not only reflected its nature and its content, but also alludes to the form itself…In short, a story that gives you the impression of the blues.

The attainment of justice is the highest human endeavor.

What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women.

I am interested in reconstructing symbols. It's about connecting with an older knowledge and trying to discover continuities in why we search for heaven.

Bets lengthen putts and shorten drives.

The only way an artist can communicate with the world at large is on the level of feeling.

If Mitchell was ever going to become a good Christian, he would have to stop disliking people so intensely.

I'd already put on a bit of weight before I got pregnant.

Bad men cannot make good citizens.

I know jazz is completely un-American. But the reason why America doesn't like it is because it's not funny. We [americans] have made jazz funny.

Genetic engineering has never been about saving the world, it's about controlling the world.