What molting time is to birds, so adversity or misfortune is ... for us humans.

What preys on my mind is simply this one question: what am I good for, could I not be of service or use in some way?

We must not judge God from this world. It's just a study that didn't come off. It's only a master who could make such a blunder.

Just slap something on it when you see a blank canvas staring at you with a sort of imbecility.

You can't be at the pole and the equator at the same time. You must choose your own line, as I hope to do, and it will probably be color.

I feel such a creative force in me: I am convinced that there will be a time when, let us say, I will make something good every day , on a regular basis....I am doing my very best to make every effort because I am longing so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things mean painstaking work, disappointment, and perseverance.

Close friends are truly life's treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.