In art, something comes of nothing. Out of the thin air and the ether, you create a story. And that is intensely satisfying.

Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deep trust, a free act of love - but sometimes it was so hard to love.

High calls low and low calls high. I tell you, if you were in such dire straits as I was, you too would elevate your thoughts. The lower you are, the higher your mind will want to soar.

Just beyond the ticket booth Father had painted on a wall in bright red letters the question: DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL IN THE ZOO? An arrow pointed to a small curtain. There were so many eager, curious hands that pulled at the curtain that we had to replace it regularly. Behind it was a mirror.

I chose the name Pi because it's an irrational number (one with no discernable pattern). Yet scientists use this irrational number to come to a "rational" understanding of the universe. To me, religion is a bit like that, "irrational" yet with it we come together we come to a sound understanding of the universe.

You bring joy and pain in equal measure. Joy because you are with me, but pain because it wont be for long.

My ears were full. Nothing more, not one more sound, could push into them and be registered.