It was no joy waking up after a dream about that man. He left a taste of thunder in my mouth.

Art is whether or not there is a scream in him wanting to get out in a special way.

Something that is yours forever is never precious

I do not have many things that are meaningful to me. Except my doubts and my fears. And my art.

... an artist is a person first. He is an individual. If there is no person, there is no artist.

Art is a person's private vision expressed in aesthetic forms.

It's not a pretty world, Papa.''I've noticed, ' my father said softly.

Millions of people can draw. Art is whether there is a scream in you wanting to get out in a special way.

An artist has got to get acquainted with himself just as much as he can. It is no easy job, for it is not a present-day habit of humanity.

An artist is a person first.

> Why does everything that lives have to die?< So life would be precious, Asher. Something that is yours forever, is never precious.

I totally carpe-d the snot out of this diem!

Anti-intellectualism remains strongly entrenched in many parts of the church, but it is grounded in fear, not in faith. (p. 19)

I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipsitck.

My extroversion is a way of managing my introversion.

Stand-up is the kind of gig that'll show you where you're at.

When I awake Yesterday is far away When I awake I don't recall your name, my only friend.

I think humor is key [to a successful middle-grade novel]. Kids like to read for entertainment, and the best way to entertain kids is to make them laugh.

Really, I protest-what is left for the satirical mind to invent when reality so surpasses it?

The only way our faith can strengthen is if we use it.

I try to say goodbye and I choke Try to walk away and I stumble Though I try to hide it, it's clear My world crumbles when you are not here