Thinking I'm a moron gives people something to feel smug about," Charles Wallace said. "Why should I disillusion them?

Artists of all disciplines must be willing to go into the dark, let go control, be surprised.

It takes too much energy to be against something unless it's really important.

Following Christ has nothing to do with success as the world sees success. It has to do with love.

We do not know and cannot tell when the spirit is with us. Great talent or small, it makes no difference. We are caught within our own skins, our own sensibilities; we never know if our technique has been adequate to the vision.

One cannot be humble and aware of oneself at the same time.

A book comes and says, 'Write me.' My job is to try to serve it to the best of my ability, which is never good enough, but all I can do is listen to it, do what it tells me and collaborate.