"I align myself with almost all researchers in assuming that anything we do is a composite of whatever genetic limitations were given to us by our parents and whatever kinds of environmental opportunities are available."

"Well, if storytelling is important, then your narrative ability, or your ability to put into words or use what someone else has put into words effectively, is important too."

"I believe that the brain has evolved over millions of years to be responsive to different kinds of content in the world. Language content, musical content, spatial content, numerical content, etc."

"Anything that is worth teaching can be presented in many different ways. These multiple ways can make use of our multiple intelligences."

"When I was younger, many of my romantic escapades were just a means of simply avoiding being by myself. I was afraid of feeling lonely, afraid I wouldn't know what to say to myself."

"I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to the end he must attain."

"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies."

"Women need real moments of solitude and self-reflection to balance out how much of ourselves we give away."