A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.

I think that artworks are like these spiritual objects: I think that they have energies and powers beyond what the eye can see.

At the end of the day, you cant have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.

I try very hard to handle things equally: ideas, materials, and images.

Art is kind of the lens through which I think about God.

Art class was my thing, but not any other class.

My nature has always been to fight. My faith forces me to forgive.

If you believe that you are NOT omnipresent, omniscient and ultimately omnipotent – you are delusional. If you believe that you are separate from that which you call God, then you are living a lie.

Government can contribute to a shared sense of purpose on the part of the citizenry that's its highest and best application.

I would never get married while my father is still alive because I wouldn't want him to walk me down the aisle.

Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in true meekness.

Coincidence is just the conformist term for fate.

The rednecks. Well, you're not going to get there with climate change and [Vladimir] Putin and all the rest of it.

Life reflects your own thoughts back to you.

If things are going well, if the writing's coming along, I jump out of bed happy. And if the previous day has been bad, I get out of bed disgruntled.

Vimes struggled to his feet, shook his head and set off after it. No thought was involved. It is the ancient instinct of terriers and policemen to chase anything that runs away.