Now I really make the little idea from clay, and I hold it in my hand. I can turn it, look at it from underneath, see it from one view, hold it against the sky, imagine it any size I like, and really be in control almost like God creating something.

One never knows what each day is going to bring. The important thing is to be open and ready for it.

To know one thing, you must know the opposite.

A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds.

Nothing raises the price of a blessing like its removal; whereas, it was its continuance which should have taught us its value. [It is wise to be grateful of what we have while we have it.]

The observation of nature is part of an artist's life.

It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.