It's hard to fathom the psychology of the economics of art. I don't quite understand it, and I don't necessarily want to understand it.

I'm not so interested in the effort that it takes to have a self-promotional outlook. I believe in being quiet and making my work and just trying to make discoveries and let the painting evolve.

I think that is the role of the artist in society - the cultural role of the artist is to perform a healing function.

Lost in these imaginary illusions I forgot my destiny – that of the hunted.

live a death, die a death

In God, the characteristics of men and women that we admire in men and women are combined. That's been a traditional Catholic teaching that God is the combination of opposites.

Misfortune wandering the same track lights now upon one and now upon another.

Don't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.

Fear begins to melt away when you begin to take action on a goal you really want.

Show me how big your brave is.

Mankind can live free in a society hemmed in by laws, but we have yet to find a historical example of mankind living free in lawless anarchy.

There are good books which are only for adults. There are no good books which are only for children.

The imagination is one of the forces of nature.