I'd been raised by my parents to believe barfing your feelings on other people was the height of impoliteness.

For most of us, I think it's easier to admit doing wrong than being stupid.

Only God gets things right the first time.

Well, I'm like a drug addict, I'm always saying I'm going to stop, and then I don't, what I've said consistently is that I hope I know when to stop: when it starts to get repetitive.

You see something, then it clicks with something else, and it will make a story. But you never know when it's going to happen.

A kid of your age---any kid---could get hold of matches if she wanted to, burn up the house or whatever. But not many do. Why would they want to?

How to Draw a Picture (XII) Know when you're finished, and when you are, put your pencil or your paintbrush down. All the rest is only life.