In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.

Character, in great and little things, means carrying through what you feel able to do.

Power is the great aphrodisiac.

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.

Everything great in the world comes from neurotics. They alone have founded our religions and composed our masterpieces.