I look upon youth in admiration and admire them for their curiosity about the world, their shape shifting, their ideas about the future.

I wanted to make a body of work that looked at what it felt like to be a boy going through adolescence.

In a sense the physical connectedness that you feel with your children as a mother changes as they become independent.

When I see my work in a gallery I often wonder how I got to this point. Sometimes the process of making the work feels like a blur, and I look at the work and wonder how I actually made it.

Sometimes I think that I stay young and in touch with contemporary culture because of my children's interests. I'm so lucky to be surrounded by their talent and vibrancy.

The transition into adulthood is so exciting and remarkable to witness as parent.

We're going' Anne said firmly. So soon?' Percy pleaded. 'But stars come out at night.'Then they fade at dawn', Anne replied. 'This star needs to veil herself in darkness.

Never expect anything from anyone, if you wants to live a happy life.

It was only a sunny smile But it scattered the night And little it cost in the giving Like morning light And made the day worth living.

I am a delightfully evangelical guy about things I love. I am that annoying guy who sits everyone down and forces them to read some book I like. I'm looking across the full spectrum of genres.

Keep asking yourself, 'What kind of a company would my company be if everyone in it was just like me?'

Whatever ignominy or disgrace we have incurred, it is almost always in our power to reestablish our reputation.

Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.

The necessary condition for an image is sight.

There needs not a great soul to make a hero; there needs a god-created soul which will be true to its origin; that will be a great soul!

Where thou art Obliged to speak, be sure speak the Truth: For Equivocation is half way to Lying, as Lying, the whole way to Hell.