So much of an artist's career hinges on the sense that we are going somewhere, that we are not just trapped by the four walls of wherever we are. For creative sanity, I must believe that if I just do the next right thing, a path will unfold for me.

Try approving of yourself just as you are, and spoiling yourself rotten with small kid's pleasures.

And why are we supposed to be serious about God? Did God show up and crack the whip? “You there, Annie in Ohio, I see you laughing a lot and frankly it really pisses Me off . . . “ (50)

It hurts like hell when the world won't invest in you. But it's excruciating, almost more than you can bear, when you don't believe and invest in yourself.

The Artist's Way is a spiritual journey, a pilrimage home to the self.

I believe that I am very lucky to have close friends who are faithful. From my friends, I have learned the importance of perseverance.

It's impossible to get better and look good at the same time.