“A mother's love protects a child with far greater shield than armor.”

“[Her eyes] were like two perfect emeralds stuck in the middle of a large sausage pizza.”

“It is human nature. If we surround ourselves with evil, even evil becomes good to us. If we are not careful, that natural light witin us all that teaches us the difference between the two can be snuffed out completely. Even the best of people can fall.”

“As long as I can remember I feel I have had this great creative and spiritual force within me that is greater than faith, greater than ambition, greater than confidence, greater than determination, greater than vision. It is all these combined. My brain becomes magnetized with this dominating force which I hold in my hand.”

“A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence. ”

“Love your experiments (as you would an ugly child). Exploit the liberty in casting your work as beautiful experiments, iterations, attempts, trials, and errors. Take the long view and allow yourself the fun of failure every day.” -Bruce Mau.”

“The higher the joy is not the light, it's the reflection. The greater pleasure is not climbing up; it's handing down”