Love thy neighbor, and if it requires that you bend your understanding of the truth, the Truth will understand.

Do not mistake probability for truth, for it is a notorious liar.

I was once a skeptic but was converted by the two missionaries on either side of my nose.

Art is an attempt to understand, yielding pleasure in the attempt whether or not we understand.

Get involved. You don't want to look back on your life and realize that you successfully managed to stay out of it.

Are you an artist? Look about you. Is there a physical tool whose use you have mastered, a part of your body that responds utterly to your control? Is your motive esthetic? If so, you are an artist. If not, you are probably a writer.

It's still possible to be a cockeyed optimist these days - you just have to be a little more cockeyed.