But when the world is, indeed, in chaos, then an affirmation of cosmos becomes essential.

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.

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.

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.

We can all rise to a higher divine-self with encouragement.

How young can you die of old age?

Where a man's strength and courage is tested most is in the way that he treats women - the way that he loves.

Only reality interests me now and I know I could spend the rest of my life in copying a chair.

What distracts us will begin to define us. We don't need to swing at every pitch.

I have a few friends who are models, but I know a lot of others as well. We usually go out for a drink or clubbing.

You know I started an orphanage so totally by accident. A lady came to me and asked me if I would, I will help her and we start it with little school and then I fell in love with it.

I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today.

Civilization is a network and a maze of precedences and custom.

All over the web there are some very good critics and it's become for people who are interested. It's become a very good way to get to reviews and involve yourself in discussions.