If you truly want to speak the language that most people would understand, then you must speak boldly with your actions.

I was always able to descend the uphills of my life faster than I could ascend its downhills.‬

Through their capacity to manipulate symbols and to engage in reflective thought, people can generate novel ideas and innovative actions that transcend their past experiences

Art is an intersection of many human needs.

Pleasure and pain are the only springs of action in man, and always will be.

It was useless to try to corner a man who told stories. It was like trying to drink all the water in a lake to get at a bright pebble on the bottom of it.

I think enough cannot be said for what you can discover through literature. So I think that was probably my most valued characteristic as a teenager.

I fall in love with something and wear it every day until it's destroyed. My most treasured items have a very short shelf life because I love them too much.

I haven't had any problems with my back since I got the foot surgery.

It is easy to make a picture of someone and call it a portrait. The difficulty lies in making a picture that makes the viewer care about a stranger.

I guess it was easier for her to change her name than for her whole family to change theirs.