"The essential support and encouragement comes from..." - Quote by John Updike

“I was made to feel I could do things. If you get this feeling early and can hold it until you're 15, you tend to never lose it.”

“I would write ads for deodorants or labels for catsup bottles if I had to.”

“Life, just as we first thought, is playing grownup.”

“What is required is sight and insight- then you might add one more: excite.”

“Make a point to continually search for a better way of doing things, even when things are going well, to ensure that a better alternative has not been overlooked and to keep your creative talents in practice.”

“No matter what you are currently able to do, creativity can make you capable of more.”

“Creativity is connected to your passion, that light inside you that drives you. That joy that comes when you do something you love. That small voice that tells you, 'I like this. Do this again. You are good at it. Keep going.' That is the juicy stuff that lubricates our lives and helps us feel less alone in the world.”

“There may be men who act without understanding why. I do not. To listen much, pick out the good and follow it; to see much and ponder it: this comes next to understanding.”

“I think that at a certain stage those early ambitions burn away, partly because you achieve something, you get something done, you get some notoriety. And then the particularities of who you are and what your deepest commitments are begin expressing themselves. You're not just chasing the idea of "me" being important, but you, rather, are chasing a particular passion.”