A key to a long, productive writing life is finding ways to support that life, emotionally and existentially.

The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression.

Creativity requires introspection, self-examination, and a willingness to take risks. Because of this, artists are perhaps more susceptible to self-doubt and despair than those who do not court the creative muses.

Abstraction is itself an abstract word and has no single meaning ... Every word in our language is abstract, because it represents something else.

Because she favours solitude and indwelling, an artist can live a significantly more claustrophobic life that she had ever intended.

A wild person with a calm mind can make anything.

Creativity is the marriage humanity makes with eternity.