Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.

The thing to remember when you're writing is, it's not whether or not what you put on paper is true. It's whether it wakes a truth in your reader.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

They sicken of calm who know the storm.

The proper study of mankind is woman.

A painter can turn pennies into gold, for all subjects are capable of being transformed into poems.

You're like something drawn with the sun's fire, and I can take only little glimpses of you.

Realizing full well that fine condition and confidence will not in themselves make a champion, it is my belief, however, that they are essential factors.

Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song of a bird? ...people who try to explain pictures are usually barking up the wrong tree.

In real life, I am alarmingly boring.

Just keep asking questions. Does this job allow me to be myself? Does it make me smarter? Does it open doors? Does it represent a compromise I accept? Does it touch my inner being?

I like to do yoga, Pilates, dance, and things like that.