“Don't think what the world has given to you, think only what you will give to the world .”

“But what is the imagination for if not tto grasp how the world feels to those who don't think what you think?”

“When you look back on a lifetime and think of what has been given to the world by your presence, your fugitive presence, inevitably you think of your art, whatever it may be, as the gift you have made to the world in acknowledgment of the gift you have been given, which is the life itself... That work is not an expression of the desire for praise or recognition, or prizes, but the deepest manifestation of your gratitiude for the gift of life.”

“Not only do you become what you think about, but the world also becomes what you think about. Those who think that the world is a dark place are blind to the light that might illuminate their lives. Those who see the light of the world view the dark spots as merely potential light.”

“When you read, don't consider only what the author thinks, but take time to consider what you think.”

“You don't get out by giving them what you think they want. You don't get out until you are what they want. ”