I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire than ever.

There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.

We cannot stay home all our lives, we must present ourselves to the world and we must look upon it as an adventure.

What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood?

All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.

Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.

Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were--Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter.

With opportunity the world is very interesting.

For quiet, solitary and observant children create their own world and live in it, nourishing their imaginations on the material at hand.

What we call the highest and the lowest in nature are both equally perfect. A willow bush is as beautiful as the human form divine.

I do so hate finishing books. I would like to go on with them for years.

I love to eat cucumber sticks with yogurt. It's a great snack to have at home, especially when I'm having house guests.

I love cloisters, which are the architectural equivalent of a theological concept: perfect freedom within set boundaries.

After all, it is we who adapt to the machine. The machine does not adapt to us.

Every one's abilities may be increased or strengthened by a kind of culture.

Volatility is a symptom that people have no idea of the underlying value.

Whether you do something or decide to do nothing, either way, you are making a moral choice. And I hope people make the right one.

After a few games I knew I was going to be able to compete. The idea of being a star never crossed my mind.

One's own escape from troubles makes one glad; but bringing friends to trouble is hard grief.

I loved the late Gilda Radner. I love Carol Burnett and Lily Tomlin.

An album is a project with which you have to hit hard.