Practice is an ever-fresh, challenging flow of work and play in which we continually test and demolish our own delusions; therefore, it is sometimes painful.

This is the evolutionary value of play- play makes us flexible. By reinterpreting reality and begetting novelty, we keep from becoming rigid. Play enables us to rearrange our capacities and our very identity so that they can be used in unforeseen ways.

Surrender means cultivating a comfortable attitude toward not knowing, being nurtured by the mystery of moments that are dependably surprising, ever fresh.

To create, we need both technique and freedom of technique

If we split practice from the real thing, neither one of them will be very real.

We provide both irritation and inspiration for each other- the grist for each other's pearl making.

Play is the taproot from which original art springs. It is the raw stuff that the artist channels with all his learning and technique.