Normal people do not create art.

Someday my paintings will be hanging in the Louvre. [Vincent Van Gogh]

The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.

There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.

I do not know a better cure for mental illness than a book.

Each of us has his own alphabet with which to create poetry.

Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.

Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.

No artist is normal. Who happen to be normal cannot be an artist.

A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.

One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.

The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.

Allow your mind to be still and rest in His presence.

We make a lot of detours, but we're always heading for the same destination

I'm a bass player from way back and Paul is a guitar player and we've been in many bands.

I try not to do email; I try to talk to people on the phone.

I declare and protest in advance, that I do not intend, at this time at least; to be drawn or driven into the question of slavery, in either of its subdivisions or forms.

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago.

African slavery, as it exists in the United States, is a moral, a social, and a political blessing.

A typical rapist is a recidivist.

The world is changing, and the Internet is about to become the next broadcast network.