I said, 'Well, how much space do I have?' And they said, 'Well, you know, it's the Internet.'.

The book. Calming object. Held in the hand..

I like Thomas Jefferson, though he intimidated me. I thought he would have been very tough to be around. I don't know if he had such a sense of humor..

What protects you in this world from sadness and from the loss of an ability to do something? ... Work and love..

My short attention span has allowed me a life of diversity in work and place..

You'd have to be completely crazy not to be influenced by and take from other artists. It's completely impossible not to..

Flowers lead to books, which lead to thinking and not thinking and then more flowers and music, music. Then many more flowers and many more books..

My dream is to walk around the world. A smallish backpack, all essentials neatly in place. A camera. A notebook. A traveling paint set. A hat. Good s….

Go out and walk. That is the glory of life..

I tell you these stories because these things happen to everyone. It's not about being starched or polished or cute or polite. It's about having ears….

Soon enough it will be me struggling (valiantly?) to walk - lugging my stuff around. How are we all so brave as to take step after step? Day after da….

The most inspiring objects are books. I have about 5,000 volumes in my home library. It's an unending source of visuals and ideas..

I like the brooding man - a brooding man with a sense of humor..

Everyone I know is looking for solace, hope and a tasty snack..

My sister is an artist and an interior designer. She went to high school for art. I went to high school for music..

Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness..

I have many questions, but no patience to think them through..

I still do have the little lunch bag that my mother made out of a towel and embroidered with my name on it for when I went to kindergarten..

On my desk, I always have a lemon or a lime drying. I love the fragrance. Also, a Staedtler eraser, a brush for the eraser and a pencil sharpener..

Washing dishes is the anecdote to confusion. I know that for a fact..

In any work you do, you can be profound one minute, and then you be superficial the next, and you can be smart and insightful and then insipid. There….