"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end."

“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all –

"I've come to the conclusion that the artist can not justify life or come up with a cogent reason as to why life is meaningful, but the artist can provide you with a cold glass of water on a hot day."

"Choose a job you love and you'll never have to work a day in your life."

“Real elation is when you feel you could touch a star without standing on tiptoe.”

"Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious."

"It doesn't matter how long you have forgotten, only how soon you remember."

"The greatest gift you can give someone is to see them in their fullest light."

"The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply because they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings."

"I am the almighty governing presence of my life and my world, and I am health, well-being, and harmony, self sustained which carries me through everything that confronts me."

"If you bring forth what is within you, it will save you; if you do not bring forth what is within you, it will destroy you."

"It seems the less I judge myself, the less I judge others."

"My hands are small I know. But they're not yours, they are my own. And I am never broken, We are never broken We are God's eyes, God's hands, God's mind, God's heart, We are God's hands.

"Mix a little foolishness with your prudence: It's good to be silly at the right moment."

"When the work takes over, then the artist is enabled to get out of the way, not to interfere. When the work takes over, then the artist listens."

"There is a privacy about winter which no other season gives you . . . Only in winter . . . can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself."