We all agree that marriage is a fundamental right. And in our country, and in our society, there are no second-class citizens.

Art - when it is really doing what it should do - teaches abstract thinking; it teaches teamwork; it teaches people to actually think about things that they cannot see.

We are part of each other and part of something bigger than our own egos. An artist should... bring into the world some vision. Dancers should ask, "What is their work in the service of?"

This is what I call participation in the world of ideas. That is what art-making is.

When I am in pain, I must know that beauty always has been and always will be. This is as close to eternity as I need to be.

Slavery is a memory of something we cannot remember, and yet we cannot forget.

You want me to lie to you?" said McKay. I shrugged. Why not? I didn't mind lies.

@The darkest and most complex novel in (the Murdoch) series.

Haphazard actions don’t bring results!

It seems we're not only uninformed about our present, we're ignorant of our past.

A little boy was asked how he learned to skate. 'By getting up every time I fell down,' he answered.

I live a sensible life. You know, I don't take on too much.

Whoso neglects a thing which he suspects he ought to do, because it seems to him too small a thing, is deceiving himself; it is not too little, but too great for him, that he doeth it not.

She’s easy to like. I’ve never understood why that’s considered a compliment - that just anyone could like you.

Come from your knees to the sermon, and come from the sermon to your knees

Enjoy your work so that others may enjoy the results.