And he would listen, making only a few comments, always sympathetic, so that when I left him I had the distinct impression he had solved everything for me.

Artists are meant to be madmen, to disturb and shock us.

Remember always, he said, that nothing is as precious to us as the magnificent gift of life. Let the moon and the stars always remind you of this-that though we are tiny creatures in this universe, we are filled with life.

I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt that I wasn't a member of any particular group.

The greatest create of power you have on earth, whether you are an angel, a spirit, a man or woman or child is to help others.

How shameful. How predictable! How insipid. And how sweet.

I like to read things I've read before. It's like listening over and over to your favorite song.