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

As an experienced artist, I carry my work like a secret pregnancy. I am always aware of inner life and the need to protect it.

The need to be a great artist makes it hard to be an artist. The need to produce a great work of art makes it hard to produce any art at all. . . Fear is what blocks an artist. The fear of not being good enough. The fear of not finishing. The fear of failure and of success. The fear of beginning at all.

Art is an act of the soul, not the intellect. When we are dealing with people's dreams - their visions, really - we are in the realm of the sacred. We are involved with forces and energies larger than our own. We are engaged in a sacred transaction of which we know only a little: the shadow, not the shape.

Water seeks its own level and water rises collectively

Stop telling yourself that dreams don't matter, that they are only dreams and that you should be more sensible.

The beginner's humility and openness lead to exploration. Exploration leads to accomplishment. All of it begins at the beginning, with the first small and scary step.