Never discount good intentions, for good intentions may be all one has to offer. - Eilish in "No-Till" by Basil Pearl.

Be you. And everything will be divine-self.

Rest in peace? Please, God, no. Haunt me, Sofia. You said you'd haunt me.

Just take them rascals [rapists, killers, child abusers] out in the swamp / Put 'em on their knees and tie 'em to a stump / Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest.

It's like a magic well. You think you know everything about [a] photograph, you think you've gotten everything out of it, and all of a sudden I see things in it I'd never seen before.

As a reporter, you develop an ear for dialogue because it's your job to capture it accurately.

For me, painting means the continuation of dreaming by other means.

Worpswede, Worpswede, I cannot get you out of my mind... Your magnificent pine trees! I call them my men--thick, gnarled, powerful, and tall--yet with the most delicate nerves and fibers in them.

I want to give a shout-out to all my Saudi Arabian brothers and sisters. If you could all please send me some oil for my jet, I would truly appreciate it.

Every man should stay within his own fortune. [Lat., Intera fortunam quisque debet manere suam.]

In solitude we have our dreams to ourselves, and in company we agree to dream in concert.