When I listen to love, I am listening to my true nature. When I express love, I am expressing my true nature

In times of pain, when the future is too terrifying to contemplate and the past too painful to remember, I have learned to pay attention to right now. The precise moment I was in was always the only safe place for me.

Making art is an act of faith.

It is important to remember that at first blush, going sane feels just like going crazy.

Far from making me feel different and special, my [spiritual] experiences made me feel the same, ordinary, and interconnected. If I felt more spiritual, everyone else felt more spiritual as well. (276)

Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite - getting something down.

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