It was all cheese and applause.

"... he had understood, better than anyone ... the beauty that grew out of the simple knowledge that everything, no matter how small or large it might be, was a perfect example of what it was."

Everything has a spirit and it's all connected. If you think about that, if you live your life by it, then you're less likely to cause any hurt. It's like how our bodies go back into the ground when we die, so that connects us to the earth. If you dump trash, you're dumping it on your and my ancestors. Or to bring it down to its simplest level: treat everything and everybody the way you want to be treated, because when you hurt someone, you're only hurting yourself.

I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it?

As far as I'm concerned, the only difference between fact and what most people call fiction is about fifteen pages in the dictionary.

Look inside yourself for the answers - you're the only one who knows what's best for you. Everybody else is only guessing.

Sculptors, poets, painters, musicians-they're the traditional purveyors of Beauty. But it can as easily be created by a gardener, a farmer, a plumber, a careworker.