I just had to plod along without having any teaching, which was a pity.

The wall is silence, the grass is sleep, Tall trees of peace their vigil keep, And the Fairy of Dreams with moth-wings furled. Plays soft on her flute to the drowsy world.

There is something magical in seeing what you can do, what texture and tone and colour you can produce merely with a pen point and a bottle of ink.

Then clear on a flute of purest gold A sweet little fairy played. And wonderful fairy tales she told and marvelous music made.

I used to find great difficulty in drawing feet.

I should have been a much better artist if I could have studied more and amused myself less.

If I provide for this life and turn away from the Lord, I am wise for a moment, but lost forever.

The purpose of life is not just limited to eat, drink, sleep, or having kids.The ultimate purpose is to find the Almighty within.

Frivolity is a stern taskmaster.

If Elmore Leonard met Jim Thompson down a dark alley at midnight they might emerge a week later with thick beards, bloodshot eyes and the manuscript for THE BIG O.

Learning is defined as a change in behavior. You haven't learned a thing until you take action and use it.

Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than woman?

In #‎ France we have a saying, 'Joie de Vivre,' which actually doesn't exist in the English language. It means looking at your life as something that is to be taken with great pleasure and enjoy it.

I'm not a perfectionist but I'm definitely, or well, I like discipline. I'm obedient. I'm not a perfectionist.

The more people talk about eating disorders, the more people get the real story about what they're like.

Self-awareness is one of the rarest of human commodities. I don't mean self-consciousn ess where you're limiting and evaluating yourself. I mean being aware of your own patterns.