Children have real understanding only of that which they invent themselves, and each time that we try to teach them something too quickly, we keep them from reinventing it themselves.

Painting is a way to forget life. It is a cry in the night, a strangled laugh.

I don't know what I would do if I didn't act. I think I would go mad.

"Writing is a way to leave a legacy."

The best investment you can make is in yourself.