I equate inspiration with desire – the desire that moves us to be artists in the first place. To attempt to make a painting without this motivation is a waste of time.

Because watercolor actually moves on the paper, it is the most active of all mediums, almost a performance art.

Anyone who tries to make a living as a painter knows you can't lounge about waiting for inspiration to hit; nothing motivates like keeping a roof over your head.

Gather and hoard your inspirations as you live, then recapture them as needed in the studio.

Maybe this world is another planet’s hell.

At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid.

I feel like I am either on the cusp of something great, or standing on the edge of my abyss, discovering something brand new, or uncovering somebody elses lost imagination.

I've had a normal life, but I have struggled to get here. It hasn't been handed to me and it hasn't been easy.

Remember, it goes beyond reducing WIP. Being able to take needless work out of the system is more important than being able to put more work into the system.

As I've evolved in life my writing process has taken a turn. I'm inspired by everyday life. I could be in the middle of something and hear a commercial. I enjoy songs writing themselves.

We arrogantly assume that the nervous system doesn't really need to be coaxed into romance. That romance comes from some other place.

Not to commit faults counts for more than to do good.

Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M.

I was the girl who nobody thought would ever get married. I was going to be a fashion nun the rest of my life. There are generations of them, those fashion nuns, living, eating, breathing clothes.