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

You can sweat by not practicing or you can pick up your clarinet. There's good sweat and there's bad sweat.

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

Your chances of creating deeply hinge on the quality of your awareness state.

An artist feels vulnerable to begin with; and yet the only answer is to recklessly discard more armour.

A long, deep breath is the equivalent of a full stop and the key to centering.

Dream, but expect nothing. Desire, but expect nothing. Hope, but expect nothing. Release your need to control and gain real control.