[When I photograph] I project what I'm not. What I would like to be.

Long necks. The thrust of the head in a certain position. The way the fingers work, fabrics work. It's all part of my painting background.

I am completely tied up with softness, fragility, and the problems of a feminine world.

The women who intrigued me [as models] had the most beautiful necks and the most responsive hand movements. At one point, I found El Greco, and that elongated look became my way of seeing.

We are both a student and a teacher from birth. How eagerly we embrace these roles determines how fulfilled we are with our lives.

In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.

Yes, this is what good is: to forgive evil. There is no other good.

One of the best parts of the holiday season is spending time with the special people in your life.

If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room.

People who describe culture and values and how people behave - I've heard people refer to it as 'the soft stuff'-they often underestimate its importance. The soft stuff actually is the hard stuff.

What is any ocean but a multitude of drops?

Unless men are active allies, we'll never end violence against women and girls.

Don't forget, Riddler, how I love thee. Or all we shared together. Or that this sea and all other seas can lead you back to me.

Faith is having a good opinion of God. That God is a good God. He is not a taker but a give!!!