I nod to a passing stranger, and the stranger nods back, and two human beings go off, feeling a little less anonymous.

The painter needs all the talent of the poet, plus hand-eye coordination.

That portion of reality that can be composed within a frame can be understood.

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.

In the great artist you see daring bound by discipline and discipline stretched by daring.

In childhood, we yearn to be grown-ups. In old age, we yearn to be kids. It just seems that all would be wonderful if we didn't have to celebrate our birthdays in chronological order.

People ask how I think up my thoughts. Mostly I think them up while reading Paul Simon's lyrics.