“All of life in its complexity and beauty is forever minted in the gold of words.”

“The whole of life, in all its complexity and beauty, has been etched into the gold of words.”

“There is one purpose to life and one only: to bear witness to and understand as much as possible of the complexity of the world- its beauty, its mysteries, its riddles.”

“I am too rich already, for my eyes mint gold.- Coloured Money”

“There is nothing more beautiful than living a simple life in this complex universe!”

“A man can be beautiful, I see that now. It's not just a woman's term, not a word reserved for romantic, virtuous, elegant things. I don't think beauty is neat any more. It's unordered. It's unbrushed hair and a torn back pocket. It's bright and strange and lovely, and if I were to paint him, I'd use all the warm colours - ochre, gold, plum, terracotta, scarlet, burnt orange.”