Everything is more whole in the end when you forgo destruction and instead repair, he reasoned. But some things can’t be repaired. His arm can’t be repaired. He will always be broken because of me.

Also, though not over-elderly, he was not over-young.

Sometimes she couldn't tolerate a man's physical superiority. No wonder they were so damned macho.

I'm naturally curious, and I've always been driven by my curiosity. Curiosity gets people excited. Curiosity leads to new ideas, new jobs, new industries.

I still prefer the bebop of the '40s. The very stuff I started out with is still the best to me. I have come full circle.

Beethoven can't really be great because his picture isn't on a bubble gum card.

We can't worry about competition. Besides, you aren't competing with anyone but yourself. They have nothing to do with whether you make a good movie or not.

Sobering up was responsible for breaking up my marriage. That's what it couldn't stand.

It is a tragedy when the church saves money instead of saving souls. We MUST spend to save.

Memory has always been fundamental for me. In fact, remembering what I had forgotten is the way most of the poems get started.

The beauty and wonders of nature are as alluring as the pursuit of Art, and made of me a landscape painter.