It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.

Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can't speak any foreign language, I don't feel out of place. I think of earth as my home. If everyone thought this way, people might notice just how foolish international friction is and the would be put an end to it.

The role of the artist is to not look away.

There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.

To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means to never look away.

but ignorance is a kind of insanity in the human animal. People who delight in torturing defenseless children or tiny creatures are in reality insane. The terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.

I can't afford to hate anyone. I don't have that kind of time.