The magic question is, 'What for?' But art is not for anything. Art is the ultimate goal.

Why does nothing change, even when you set out for a faraway place?

When the moon covers the sun, we have a solar eclipse. What do you call it when birds do that?

A novel, basically, is writing one sentence — then, without violating the scope of the first one, writing the next sentence.

Life is a continuous cycle of once-terrifying things becoming normal.

I always take a close look at those who lose themselves in self portraits. They are solitary souls, prone to introspection, who have really grappled with their existence.

We are all born artists. ... Almost everything kids do is art.