"Do not quench your inspiration and imagination; do not become the slave of your model."
Creativity
"I want to do drawings which touch some people."
Kindness
"Energy is eternal delight."
Motivation
"The more I see, the less I know for sure."
"My isolation seems to separate me from others. Art is the one way I can bridge that gap."
Relationships
"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."
Hope
"Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment."
"I can enjoy society and understand it, yet I am apart from it."
Solitude
"What is to be done? Shoot myself? No, I'll go on painting."
Perseverance
"I find the source of strength in seeing the goodness in ordinary people."
Kindness
"To be majestic is to be calm."
Peace
"Ah, you see, the world is beautiful but man makes it ugly."
"I am learning more about my limitations as I grow older."
Wisdom
"The deepest lines on my face are laughter lines, not worry lines."
Happiness
"I feel that I am an outcast, but in time I will tell them all something important."
Courage
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."
Truth
"Nature repeats constantly and intelligently, and she does it magnificently."
Nature
"I am not afraid to lose everything I have in pursuit of something I believe in."
Courage
"Every moment can be the beginning of something beautiful."
Hope
"Genius is talent set on fire."
Creativity
"The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides, and in its depths it has also its pearls."
Philosophy
"I would sacrifice my technical ability for the depth of a feeling I want to express."
Art
"The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea."
"I believe in God, but not as one thing, one person. I believe that what we create is God."
Faith
"Love always brings difficulties. That is the test of true love."
Love
"Be aware of yourself, but not for the sake of being aware of yourself."
"In my life, I have had to face unimaginable sorrow. Beauty helps me endure."
Beauty
"Sorrows are the roots, and joys are the flowers."
"I sometimes think there is nothing so delightful as drawing."
Art
"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint."
Courage