Almost nothing beautiful or brilliant happens unless a person has thought about it a lot.

When a thing is not done, continuing to work is the strength; but when it is done, the strength lies in stopping.

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

Life is too short not to create, not to love, and not to lend a helping hand to our brothers and sisters.

Love is the spirit that motivates the artist's journey.

When you consciously decide to breathe more slowly and deeply, you alert your body to the fact that you want it to behave differently. You are not just changing your breathing pattern, you are making a full-body announcement that you are entering into a different relationship with your mind and your body.

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