"I don't think of myself as a photorealist. I think of myself as a realist painter."

If you don't make mistakes, you're not trying hard enough.

Never confuse movement with action.

I believe in love at first sight because I am a product of it. My parents fell in love at first sight.

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.

The novel is the highest example of subtle inter-relatedness that man has discovered.