It Gave Me Great Pleasure To Think

I Think Most Artists Create Out Of Despair. The Very Nature Of Creation Is Not A Performing Glory On The Outside, It's A Painful, Difficult Search Within.

I Believe That The Physical Is The Geography Of The Being.

I Feel Totally Female. I Didn't Compete With Men And I Don't Want To Look Like A Man! I Love Being A Lady And Dressing Up And Masquerading And Wearing All The Fineries. I'm Breaking Down The Idea That The Artist Has To Look Poor, With Berets.

I Was Given The Gifts Of The Artist, And The Trouble That Goes With Them: So I Have That Blessing, And There Was Never A Time Thati Questioned It Or Doubted It.... For Forty Years, I Wanted To Jump Out Of Windows.

But When I Fell In Love With Black, It Contained All Color. It Wasn’t A Negation Of Color. It Was An Acceptance. Because Black Encompasses All Colors. Black Is The Most Aristocratic Color Of All.... You Can Be Quiet And It Contains The Whole Thing.