At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you.

The only place the mind will ever find peace is inside the silence of the heart. That's where you need to go

I used to say, 'Man, I think I'd be a really good dad. I'll be a great provider. I'm funny; I'll go on trips with them - I'll do all sorts of stuff.' But the momming? I'm not made for that. I have a really good mom; I know what she put into it.

Being content with what you have already is an art form that leads to a peace that can’t be replaced by anything else.

Maybe [artistry] doesn't have to be quite so full of anguish if you never happened to believe, in the first place, that the most extraordinary aspects of your being came from you. But maybe if you just believed that they were on loan to you from some unimaginable source for some exquisite portion of your life to be passed along when you're finished ... it starts to change everything.

I've ruined my eyes, I've ruined my health from my studiousness!

To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.