I wish we lived in a world where we'd be able to survive off our talents not money

They say you can tell a lot about a country by the way it treats its prisoners…I believe the same can be said for how a country treats its children

An educator...a good one that is, inspires others to be even better than herself.

I work backwards with the ending in mind as I create art, stories, poems and books. Always in a process of becoming.

Be the kind of grown up you needed as a child.

Most often it is in heartache that we love more boldly.

People say they walk on the shoulders of giants. True, but have you ever walked like one?

Be simple. Be direct. Be clear. Don't worry about being correct. Worry about being real.

Create something. Create something ugly. Create something beautiful.  I don't care what it is. Create it.

Start each day asking, "How do I want others to feel?" Then act accordingly. xo

Education is not filling up a box but seeing what you can create with one and don't you ever forget that!

Children remember who showed them kindness when the world tried to make them cruel.

Light is the symbol of truth.

I naturally prefer the company of people who hold grudges, as long as they are not held against me.

I heard Rolex makes nice watches.

Life must be aromatic. There must be scent, somehow there must be some.

A DARK MATTER is a page-turning thriller of every sort: psychological, sociological, epistemological . Plus, it's really scary.

Apple likes me, but they strongly prefer my money.

Frankly, these days, without a theory to go with it, I can't see a painting.

I grew up in Michigan, in a very small town, Centreville. In my graduating class I had like 92 people.

I wanted to be a scientist. I did a thesis on lions. But I realised photography can show things writing can't. Lions were my professor of photography.