Im a relentlessly optimistic person, and I think The Waterhole is a story of hope and that even though nature goes through cycles, we prevail in the end.

Being an artist, its all a journey, and you learn where the subtle patterns lie.

I guess I dont come to the work without baggage. I have an idea of what I want my pictures to look like in my head, and if they dont match up, I find it frustrating.

People kept asking, Whats your market? Ive got no idea at all other than me, an eleven year old kid in a 56-year-old body. But there are a lot of us out there.

I was eight when we came to Australia. It was five amazing weeks onboard this ship - it was the Northern Star.

When life descends into the pit I must become my own candle Willingly burning my self To light up the darkness around me.

I could easily have decided that life was cruel, that being black meant everything was stacked against me.

I'm so glad I didn't become a doctor, because I do more than any doctor can do. I am an administrator, a CEO, doctor, psychiatrist, an activist, a campaign funder. I think I did well.

While just government protects all in their religious rites, true religion affords government its surest support.

Every single child should have the chance to live up to his or her God-given potential.

I used to say that pot took away from my rent, and now it pays it.

I find myself more at peace when I live in Europe.

I like the way the prose and poetry interact.

I'll cry anywhere because I can do it quite subtly. Walking, that's a good time to have a cry.

Get off the cross, we need the wood.