Only the ephemeral is of lasting value.

The struggle, like life itself, should be joyful.

Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress.

If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it’s worth considering.

Take a canvas. Put a mark on it. Put another mark on it.

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.

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

In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

Let frustration fuel inspiration.

Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.

All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyone else.

There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.