Words worth keeping

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

Some people have lives; some people have music.

You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.

All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren't.

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.

Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

And, in the endThe love you takeis equal to the love you make.

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.

Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.

That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfeast cereals based on color instead of taste.