“At the heart of all anger, all grudges, and all resentment, you'll always find a fear that hopes to stay anonymous.”

“If the tree doesn't hug you back, it's not a problem with the tree, it's a problem with your heart.”

“Never be afraid to cry. Sometimes, nothing can cleanse the heart more than a few wet tears.”

“Fears and worries originate in the mind. Love and joy originate from the soul.”

“Your words, your thoughts, your imagination: powerful tools. Remember that and use them wisely.”

“Life is not something that happens to us, Life happens through us.”

“To create art with all the passion in one's soul is to live art with all the beauty in one's heart.”

“art is risk made visible”

“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”

“The best incentive for an artist are the harshest criticism”

“I have no idea how to be an artist and a lover, so I chose the one most likely to make me happy when I'm eighty and gazing back on a long and productive life.”

“Artists strive to free this true and spontaneous self in their work. Creativity, meditation are ways of freeing an inner voice.”

“As Gill says, "every man is called to give love to the work of his hands. Every man is called to be an artist." The small family farm is one of the last places - they are getting rarer every day - ...”

“In the world of the dreamer there was solitude: all the exaltations and joys came in the moment of preparation for living. They took place in solitude. But with action came anxiety, and the sense o...”

“Flair is what makes the difference between artistry and mere competence. Cmdr. William Riker”