To refuse to respond is in itself a response.

artists ... all have a need that cannot be met by another human being.

We do learn and develop when we are exposed to those who are greater than we are. Perhaps this is the chief way we mature.

wherever there's laughter, there is heaven

If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are.

But my memories are like a fire in winter—whenever I'm cold I can warm my hands at them. —Ditta

Great art always transcends its culture, while lesser art merely reflects it.