Loneliness is not a fault but a condition of existence.

A color is as strong as the impression it creates.

A painting is life and a painting is death . . . the picture is our own legacy left by tomorrow's dead for tomorrow's living.

I just can't seem to paint nice things.

Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.

You carry stories under your bright sad eyes, bag loads and I wish to god I could help you unload.

Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.

'Mallory, ' he used to say, 'When a woman who can break you in half tells you that you're hers, you nod and agree.'

We think we're living in the present, but we're really living in the past.

When I write I consider it a rhyme. In the studio I consider it laying down vocals. Onstage, I'm entertaining; I don't even think about it.

Nina Simone's music is incredibly honest. That's like saying, "Why does Jesus' word still stay around?" It's incredibly honest and it's good.

Is it ever really a waste of time to love someone, truly and deeply, with everything you have?

It is better to be fully present and rested and engaged for one thing than rushed, distracted, and scattered for ten.

Everything I've ever done in my life has been a fluke.