Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.

I don't want to paint people who are just sitting there like models. I want to paint the actual person.

真正的谈话艺术不仅是在正确的地方说正确的话，而且是在诱惑的时刻不说错误的话。

永远不要让自尊心妨碍你在需要时寻求帮助。

写作是一种信仰行为——对语言、对读者、对自己的信仰。