Somehow the image begins to have a sort of memory in it, even if you can't see it. It can build up a dense feeling toward the end, and then it makes me happier.

I'm not a very confessional artist, you know. I don't ever reveal what I'm feeling in my work, or what I think about the President. I use nature. I use found images.

There is magic in the old and magic in the new

A little attention, a little kindness, a little thoughtfulness are worth more than all the wealth in the world.

Stories aren’t about things. Stories are things.

For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains around the land of winding water.

[As of November 17, 2006] 'Noelle's Treasure Tale' has remained at No. 3 on the New York Times children's best seller list since its October 10 release.

Closure is a preposterous concept worthy of the worst aspects of American daytime TV.

If your idea of a 7 course meal is a bucket of KFC and a sixpack, you might be a redneck.

The legs feed the wolf.

Reform, like charity, must begin at home.

We're social beasts, and we draw society around us.