The precursor of the mirror is the mother's face.

There is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.

It is a joy to be hidden, and disaster not to be found.

The fact that grief takes so long to resolve is not a sign of inadequacy, but betokens depth of soul.

Tell me what you fear and I will tell you what has happened to you.

Feeling real is more than existing; it is finding a way to exist as oneself... and to have a self into which to retreat for relaxation.

Creativity consists in maintaining a key aspect of the experience of childhood throughout one's life: the capacity to create and recreate the world. Creativity is the omnipotence of the child's mind.

The capacity to still feel wonder is essential to the creative process.

It is in playing, and perhaps only in playing, that the child is free to be creative.

It's a poor thing to be sane!

We fight to exist. Personally, I am not ashamed of fighting to exist. We are doing no very extraordinary thing to fight simply because we do not wish to be enslaved or exterminated.

Sunglasses are more useful to a blind man than freedom of speech is to a man who does not think for himself.

Men have firm beautiful bodies with cut muscles. But the curves and gentleness of a woman’s body is beyond a words measure

Great nations are never impoverished by private, though they sometimes are by public prodigality and misconduct.

They do not understand the fragility of civilization and the constant nearness of savage nature.

I am interested in challenging the mainstream ideas of what is beautiful and what is acceptable.

I think everything contributes to your creativity.

Melodies are very important in a song. Having a great melody and a great hook. That's what I would always come up with a great melody and that's important.

I really want to be a rock star.

New Zealand was colonised initially by those Australians who had the initiative to escape.

So with this Earthly Paradise it is, If ye will read aright, and pardon me, Who strive to build a shadowy isle of bliss Midmost the beating of the steely sea.