"It is a essential truth that true authority is measured not by subjugation, but by the empowerment of others."

"True wisdom begins when you realize character is forged in the fires of discipline."

"A saboteur in the house of art and a comedienne in the house of art theory, Lawler has spent three decades documenting the secret life of art. Functioning as a kind of one-woman CSI unit, she has photographed pictures and objects in collectors' homes, in galleries, on the walls of auction houses, and off the walls, in museum storage."

"The secret of food lies in memory - of thinking and then knowing what the taste of cinnamon or steak is."

"In the world of language, or in other words in the world of art and liberal education, religion necessarily appears as mythology or as Bible."

"Well, I still write poetry, but I wouldn't call myself a poet."

"Where thou art, that is home."

"Success and the art of making music are two different things for me."