“He invited me to a world that wasn't secret, but it was well hidden. You needed a guide. You had to know what to look for, but also how to look. You had to exert yourself to see this world." p 224”

“He HAD seen the world. It had been scary at times, but also exhilarating. Who could have imagined it would be such a complicated, interesting place?...When you saw different parts of the world, you saw different parts of yourself. And when you stayed home, where it was safe, those parts of yourself also stayed hidden. ”

“You had to exert yourself to see this world. But if you did, if you had that kind of curiosity, if you had an innate interest in the welfare of your fellow human beings, and if you went through that door, a strange thing happened: you left your petty troubles on the threshold. It could be addictive”

“When you look at yourself, are you really seeing you? Look again. Look again. And look again. You cannot change what wasn't meant to be. Face reality not fantasy.”

“It is the easiest thing in the world for a man to look as if he had a great secret in him.”

“Drawing makes you look at the world more closely. It helps you see what you’re looking at more clearly. Did you know that?”