Even today, the bigger the city, the better. That's why I live in New York.

I know that I was conscious of all the aspects of the war, having had cousins who were in the army, who would send me notes and memorabilia. I began to collect things that they would send me.

The Japanese are hard to understand, but once you do the world is your oyster.

I think there were some programs but in those days art programs were kind of basic. You would do drawing and simple collage type work. But at home I was beginning to get interested in doing my own thing as well. I'm not sure what inspired this, but I became very interested in decorating things.

People, even children, aren't really afraid of change. They're afraid of not being prepared for change.

Charles Burchfield was exceptional. As such an accomplished artist, he had limited previous association with academia and teaching.

Christianity began in Palestine as an experience, it moved to Greece and became a philosophy, it moved to Italy and became an institution, it moved to Europe and became a culture, and it moved to America and became a business! We've left the experience long behind.