Our old experiences, memories and fears guide us down the present path. It's not so much that you are the artist; you are the conduit.

Letter writing is an excellent way of slowing down this lunatic helterskelter universe long enough to gather one’s thoughts

Every one of us sees 'green' differently. So everything is an approximation of understanding.

Art becomes a spiritual process depending upon the degree of commitment that you bring to it. Every experience becomes direct food for your art. Then your art teaches you about life.

I don't think I am scared of intimacy, but I am frightened of making a mistake. offering more than I have, or expecting more than you can give. - Matt Sedon

It's the nasty and the accident that form the foundation for elegance that comes later.

You cannot separate art from life or spirituality. They are bound together in a single unit.

Pain and beauty, our constant bedfellows

She who licks her lips knows the taste of her lover's desires

Art is like therapy; what comes up is what comes up. It may be dark, but that's what comes up. You may want to keep some of it in a drawer but never judge it.

I was frightened to go forward, but I was even more frightened of going back.

...but I like who I became just fine. That's the way life is. We all try to make something out of our lives, and some of us are just luckier than others.

Being locked up is one thing, but to have no concept of confinement, to be ignorant of its terms and never understand that struggle is useless - that's what hell must be like.

There is a real sense of anger among many people who are married that the government, any government, thinks it has the ability to change the definition of an institution like marriage.

It's very useful when politicians have doubts because there are so many choices to be made in the world.

I'll come in with a string of riffs and direct the musical ideas. But you still need a band and their input to make the ideas come alive. You can't underestimate band chemistry.

If Jesus isn't enough for the church, why would he be enough for the world?

The media's so bad, I'm gonna hit 'em as hard as I can.

Each language gives you something different so that's a good enough reason for you to learn it.

By staying active & learning to control negative emotions and thoughts, you can live out the rest of your life on a good note.

The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.