perfectionism is the enemy of art. Since art is essentially divine play, not dogged work, it often happens that as one becomes more professionally driven one also becomes less capriciously playful.

Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.

Since flesh can't stay, we pass the words along.

The trick is not how much pain you feel - but how much joy you feel

A baby's mother also needs a mother.

At fifty the madwoman in the attic breaks loose, stomps down the stairs, and sets fire to the house. She won't be imprisoned anymore.

It's important to know what you're going to spend your life on, and the only way you're going to find that is by connecting with the force inside yourself.