I think that all artists, regardless of degree of talent, are a painful, paradoxical combination of certainty and uncertainty, of arrogance and humility, constantly in need of reassurance, and yet with a stubborn streak of faith in their own validity no matter what.

Believing takes practice.

God understands. And God understands that part of us which is more than we think we are.

Vitam impendere vero. To stake one's life for the truth.

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

Das Werk lobt den Meister. (German: The work proves the craftsman.)

The truth is that I hate to think about other people reading my books," Miranda said. "It's like watching someone go through the box of private stuff that I keep under my bed.