“My mother had a horrific life. At fourteen, she was in the Nazi concen...” — Gene Simmons Quote

“My mother had a horrific life. At fourteen, she was in the Nazi concentration camps. Her sense about life now is, every day above ground is a good day.”

“I'd like to think that the boring lady who's talking to me now is a lot sexier and more interesting than the one who's doing NPR. You know, studious and reserved, and - I bet you're a lot of fun at a party.”

“I want to do everything. I want to be the president, I want to learn Tae Kwan Do, I want to climb mountains. I'm always bugged by the notion that I can't do everything.”

“At the time I was writing 'Weedflower,' my friend Naomi Hirahara was writing a book about Japanese-American flower farmers. She knew quite a few elderly farmers and put me in touch with four or five of them who had been in camps during WWII. Some, like my father, were reluctant to talk about their experiences.”

“I have always played cards during training camps. I used to play Italian card games, though. I rarely played poker.”

“I don't want any more concentration camps for animals that are cruelly treated, force-fed to fatten themselves up for our consumption.”