Though never as complex as we fear, life is also never as simple as we might wish.

Oooh you think I'm cute when I'm angry?? Well get ready, cause I'm about to get GORGEOUS!

A monster lies in wait in me, A stew of wounds and misery, But fiercer still in life and limb, The me that lies in wait in him.

Bugsy Siegel. The mobster with the beautiful blue eyes.

Yes here's to the founding fathers - slave-owners, British citizens who didn't want to pay taxes.

I like Brazilians and I like their values. They believe in family.

I also think I could probably repeat the commercial success; whether I want to or not is a different matter. I think there is still better work inside me.

Women's history is the primary tool for women's emancipation.

If something's not mean't for you, you won't get it, simple as that.

And, you know, I never wanted to be a singer.

By making us stop for a moment, poetry gives us an opportunity to think about ourselves as human beings on this planet and what we mean to each other.