Aeschylus writes, "In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grade of God.

If we are to be aware of life while we are living it, we must have the courage to relinquish our hard-earned control of ourselves.

The discipline of creation, be it to paint, compose, write, is an effort towards wholeness.

Art is communication.

When the work takes over, then the artist is enabled to get out of the way, not to interfere. When the work takes over, then the artist listens.

We are suspicious of grace. We are afraid of the very lavishness of the gift.

When I am constantly running there is no time for being. When there is no time for being there is no time for listening.

Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys.

Reading about the response of people in stories, plays, poems, helps us to respond more courageously and openly at our own moments of turning.

Freedom is a terrible gift, and the theory behind all dictatorships is that "the people" do no want freedom.

To try to talk about art and about Christianity is for me one and the same thing, and it means attempting to share the meaning of my life, what gives it, for me, its tragedy and its glory.

Life is a dream. We wake up when we die

One man's insanity is another man's genius

I borrowed a guitar at age 16 and taught myself to play because I wanted to write songs.

The world is always greater than your desires; plenty is never enough.

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

There are no shortcuts. If you feel good, you'll look good, you'll play good. Work hard every day. No matter what your strengths and weaknesses, there's no substitute for hard work.

The time is ripe for the whole region to live in peace.

Instead of being afraid of the challenge and failure, be afraid of avoiding the challenge and doing nothing

What better job is there for a 17-year-old girl than being in a pop group?

Pacifism, the preaching of peace in the abstract, is one of the means of duping the working class.