God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.

When we are self-conscious, we cannot be wholly aware; we must throw ourselves out first. This throwing ourselves away is the act of creativity.

No long-term marriage is made easily, and there have been times when I've been so angry or so hurt that I thought my love would never recover. And then, in the midst of near despair, something has happened beneath the surface. A bright little flashing fish of hope has flicked silver fins and the water is bright and suddenly I am returned to a state of love again - till next time.

When the work takes over, then the artist is enabled to get out of the way, not to interfere. When the work takes over, then the artist listens.

To pray is to listen, to move through my own chattering to God, to that place where I can be silent and listen to what God may have to say.

I knew that the moment I started worrying about whether or not I was good enough for the job, I wouldn't be able to do it.

An artist is someone who cannot rest, who can never rest as long as there is one suffering creature in the world.