“...for whether we want to or not, we belong to our time and we share in its opinions, its feelings, even its delusions.”

“We ought to view ourselves with the same curiosity and openness with which we study a tree, the sky or a thought, because we too are linked to the entire universe.”

“To look at something as though we had never seen it before requires great courage.”

“I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some kind of a Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.”

“I am unable to make any distinction between the feeling I get from life and the way I translate that feeling into painting.”

“I am unable to distinguish between the feeling I have for life and my way of expressing it.”

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”