One day, if you have a little bit of talent and a lot of hard work, you're going to find out who you are.

The present is the only time in which any duty can be done or any grace received.

Being successful doesn't mean anything in and of itself. It just means that you're successful.

Healing begins where the wound was made.

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

To have courage for whatever comes in life — everything lies in that.

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

The best advice I ever got when I was starting out: Never give up. And I never did.

Love is a tenacious adventure.

It’s better to look ahead and prepare, than to look back and regret.

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

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