The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how you land there.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up. There's a way out.

I am all the things I have ever loved.

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

The truth is the light and light is the truth.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

Exuberance is beauty.