We are used to cleaning the outside house, but the most important house to clean is yourself - your own house - which we never do.

The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.

I think communication starts when words are not present at all ... I think we put so much emphasis on language, actually silence is so much more important.

Theatre is fake... The knife is not real, the blood is not real, and the emotions are not real. Performance is just the opposite: the knife is real, the blood is real, and the emotions are real.

Because we never stop silently loving those who we once loved out loud

I am only interested in the ideas that become obsessive and make me feel uneasy. The ideas that I'm afraid of.

True love for whatever you are doing is the answer to everything.

A great artist has to be ready to fail.

Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.

When you have so much pain, you think you will lose consciousness. If you say to yourself, ‘So what, lose consciousness,’ the pain goes away.

If we go for the easy way, then we never change.

Daniel in the den

Well, it is true. Sometimes avoiding something can give it more and more meaning rather than less and less.

Confession breaks the power of canceled sin. It also heals the broken heart.

Self-esteem is something you have to earn!

There is no occasion for our rejoicing at a foe's death, because our own life will also not last forever.

There is an alternative. It's an old alternative. It's not for everybody. It's only for people who are smart, limited market. It's enlightenment.

Drawing is the honesty of art.

You have to go where the story is to report on it. As a journalist, you're essentially running to things that other people are running away from.

Anyone who had ever read a novel knew that governesses were supposed to be meek and downtrodden.

Getting better from depression demands a lifelong commitment. I've made that commitment for my life's sake and for the sake of those who love me.