Fate, Chance, God’s Will — we all try to account for our lives somehow. What are the chances that two raindrops, flung from the heavens, will merge on a windowpane? Gotta be Fate.

The only creature on earth whose natural habitat is a zoo is the zookeeper.

What to do with your one life? The same thing you would do if you had two lives, and this were the second.

A painting is what you make of it, besides which, 'Moon, Weeping' has a better ring to it than 'Paintbrush, Dripping.

What is certainty but the refuge of those whose faith is not strong enough to entertain doubt.

The little money I have - that is my wealth, but the things I have for which I would not take money, that is my treasure.

Just as important as having a list of priorities is every once in a while starting from the bottom.