“There are few things emptier than the space where a Christmas tree used to be.”

“That’s what great art does—that’s why these men and women counted. It shows us what makes life worth living.”

“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.”