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

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

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Art is a spiritual function of man, which aims at freeing him from life's chaos.

Happiness is not made by what we own. It is what we share.

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

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

Every noble work is at first impossible.

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

Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

There are things that are not sayable. That's why we have art.