Artists disbelieve and dispute society's most cherished notions.

Life is too short not to create, not to love, and not to lend a helping hand to our brothers and sisters.

Dream, but expect nothing. Desire, but expect nothing. Hope, but expect nothing. Release your need to control and gain real control.

There are an infinite number of rewards you could bestow on yourself for working at your creative projects, and you deserve every one of them.

We have enough experiences in a day to make art for a decade.

When you flow like water you bring all of your talents and resources to your creative work... Flow around every obstacle you encounter, including any you've erected yourself.

If, because of anxiety and self-doubt, you procrastinate and only think about working, you'll feel more exhausted than if you'd created for hours.

You can't plan in advance for everything - every mood swing, every mistake you might make in execution, every shift in your circumstances. But you can keep updating your plan.

The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression.

Talent is so loaded a word, so full to the brim with meanings, that an artist might be wise to forget about it altogether and just keep on working.

One visit with a child can supply us with enough creativity dust to last for a lifetime... Visit with children like you're the child you ought to be more often.

We only regret the chances we didn't take

Jesus Christ. This is what sin feels like, " he rasped. "Wrong and right, at the same time. Life and death. Blond, long-legged, and tight.

Striving for social justice is the most valuable thing to do in life.

Sometimes you need to know to quit while you're ahead or at least before things get much worse!

The issue is not whether or not you have that power, the issue is whether or not you use it.

Women are brought up to think it's acceptable to pay attention to their faces. Men translate their discomfort into their behavior.

I hate that word — 'lucky.' It cheapens a lot of hard work

Wikipedia only works in practice. In theory, it's a total disaster.

You are what you tweet.