"I hate flowers. I paint them because they're there."

"I often think about the first time I saw the desert. It was like a new world opening up to me."

"I wish I could be rid of the thought that I am a woman."

"I have always been interested in the way the plants grow in the desert. They are so resilient."

"I often think old women are more interesting than old men. I think the old men are just more settled. The old women are still fighting."