In art, music, and writing, if it's not of the heart, it means nothing.

Just when you think you have it all figured out, an epiphany arrives at the higher level of one's consciousness.

life weighs heavy upon my shoulders and patience starts wearing thin, it is divine hope and dreams which sustain me, pushing me forth against the wind.

It’s easy to get caught up in where the world is going and lose sight of the direction we were headed.

Wednesday had come and gone in a single breath. As I dreamt of divine love, Picasso, and a vast field of gold, a new dawn had already begun.

She refused to know love again. The thought of another heartbreak was far too much for her to bear.

Carry out your literary dream, no matter how unlikely it may seem...

Even the shortest love story reminds me of how much I love you.

A person who loves you through your idiosyncrasies, despite the tiny inclusions, is a diamond worth keeping.

Only the broken beyond repair could know my anguish.

Know that you are enough, so that if a person tries to make you feel beneath them, you'll have the courage to walk away.

I remember reading once that some fellows use language to conceal thought

A curse burns bright on crime.

Very few people know how to work. Inspiration, everybody has inspiration. That's just hot air.

In the long run, failure was the only thing that worked predictably. All else was accidental.

[John] Belushi was an extreme experience even by my standards.

In old age, mirror is not a friend!

I do portraits. I usually do live models in a class environment, but I've been painting at home more. I really love the human form, and I love faces. I've tried to do landscapes a few times.

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic.

Men are less forgiving than women.

Boredom provides a stronger inclination to write than anything.