the one universal form of art is music.

Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.

Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.

Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.

I've always thought that the most perfect fate which could befall any woman would be to be born a rich widow.

You cannot contribute anything to the ideal condition of mind and heart known as Brotherhood, however much you preach, posture, or agree, unless you live it.

In my belief, a harvest is also a legacy, for very often what you reap is, in the way of small miracles, more than you consciously know you have sown.

One of the dreariest spots on life's road is the point of conviction that nothing will ever again happen to you.

The shadow of fear and uncertainty lies over most of us; for us the future seems far from being as clear and open as we believed it would be.

Occasionally the impossible happens; this is a truism that accounts for much of what we call good luck; and also, bad.

It is the ultimate opportunity of a lifetime to try to understand the dreams and desires of a blooming flower.

Look at the people around you. Some Inspire you, some Perspire you. Be with those that build Energy in you.

I got into acting because my teachers kept nudging me into it. The power a teacher has to influence someone is so great. I can't think of a profession I have more respect for.

Each morning my characters greet me with misty faces willing, though chilled, to muster for another day's progress through the dazzling quicksand the marsh of blank paper.

You reach deep down and bring up what feels absolutely authentic to you as you move along with the book, but you don't know everything about it. You can't.

Water uses itself to go beyond whatever it needs to go beyond.

Oh, I get a little tired now and then, but knowing my lifestyle, that's only natural.

A film has to be like a stone in the shoe.

Film is such a very good tool for communicating emotions, and all designers and creative people look to inspire an emotional response.

I am the first to be surprised and often terrified by the images that I see appear on my canvas.