I like to take the time out to listen to the trees, much in the same way that I listen to a sea shell, holding my ear against the rough bark of the trunk, hearing the inner singing of the sap. It's a lovely sound, the beating of the heart of the tree.

Death is contagious; it is contracted the moment we are conceived.

If we are not willing to fail we will never accomplish anything. All creative acts involve the risk of failure.

Inspiration more often comes during the work than before it, because the largest part of the job of an artist is to listen to the work.

Yes! I dare disturb the universe.

Hate hurts the hater more'n the hated.

The beginning of our happiness lies in the understanding that life without wonder is not worth living. What we lack is not a will to believe but a will to wonder.