I adore [photography's] uneasy mix of fact and fiction - its dubious claim to truth - its status as history.

The Internet is not a place. It’s a great void, a black hole, from which you can call up an incredible amount of disorganized information.

The idea of fame is repulsive, I want to save the world.

Why should I be limited by my own biography?

I'm not a purist. I'm not impure enough to be a purist.

I was going to become a human sand burger.

It's a truth universally acknowledged...

Our tears are precious, necessary, and part of what make us such endearing creatures.

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.

What a brave privilege is it to be free from all contentions, from all envying or being envied, from receiving or paying all kinds of ceremonies!

I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I'm even sanguine about that.

Perception has always interested me. The idea thatbehind every face, there are a thousand faces. Beneath the placidveneer of middle America, there lies terror.

Security used to be an inconvenience sometimes, but now it's a necessity all the time.

I enjoy doing motivational talks with businesses and other organizations. I really enjoy being with people and encouraging them in the work they do.

Fiction is an illusion wrought with many small, conventionally symbolic marks, triggering visions in the minds of others