We delight in the mere sight of the delicate glow of fading rays clinging to the surface of a dusky wall, there to live out what little life remains to them.

Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.

The heart of mine is only one, it cannot be known by anybody but myself.

Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty.

The older we get the more we seem to think that everything was better in the past.

And isn't it better really to leave things only hinted at?

Yet for better or worse we love things that bear the marks of grime, soot, and weather, and we love the colors and the sheen that call to mind the past that made them.

For a woman who lived in the dark it was enough if she had a faint, white face -a full body was unnecessary.

Each worm to his taste; some prefer to eat nettles.

We Orientals find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and darkness which that thing provides.

Earlier this year, I'd told a mother at school I'd been married fifteen year. She asked, "What's the secret to a long marriage?" I thought for a second, then answered, "Staying married.

Remember: Bad timing equals great plot twists.

Our task is to harness the God-given energy of this German nation to stand firm for the Truth.

If you want to visualize something in its fullness you have to look at every perspective and every angle, and that means - sometimes uncomfortably - looking at things you don't want to look at.

If I lack awareness, then why should I care what happens to me when I am dead?

For the journalist, anything probable is gospel truth.

I have an exclusive gallery that takes care of the all of my artworks. I want to stay focused on the art and of creating and let my gallery take care of the more commercial aspects.

People want to be part of something bigger than they are.

I'm really proud of this Supreme Court and the way they've been dealing with the issue of First Amendment political speech.

Hip-hop was fast, originally. It was always fast music.