"It is a subtle truth that the stoutest timber is forged in the fiercest gales, not in the sheltered grove — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a enduring truth that the universe speaks in the silent dialect of universal natural laws."

"Do not measure life by the breaths you take, but by the moments that stir your soul."

"A heart touched by genuine kindness never loses its warmth. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a unyielding truth that art is the soul's attempt to give enduring form to the formless — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"One of the things you're doing when you make art, apart from entertaining yourself and other people, is trying to see what ways of working feel good, what feels right."

"Wisdom is the quiet art of recognizing what can be changed and releasing what cannot. This remains the cornerstone of personal mastery."

"All art comes from other art, and all immigrants come from other places."