I want the painting to be flesh, to have the same kind of life as the sitter.

The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.

我抚摸着我胸骨上的一块刺痛，那就是她披着秀发的头曾有一两次靠在我的心房的地方。

教育是能够倾听几乎所有事情而不发脾气或失去自信的能力。