“To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful – I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.”

Sometimes, you want to meet somebody like yourself – who had an equally incredible life.

Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.

Tape the sound of the moon fading at dawn. Give it to your mother to listen to when she’s in sorrow.

I love the yellow sun. It reminds me of Russia in the 30s for some reason.

Anger is an emotion that is very energetic. It is an ideal emotion to turn it around to make it work as a positive force.

Mothers are not supposed to give guidance, right’ Sean’s doing his own thing.

When I turned 60, it didn’t bother me at all.

Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl’s best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man.

Long, long time ago, I declared that all my works are a form of a prayer/a wish.

Healing yourself is connected with healing others.

One day we wake up to be thankful about basic things.

The regret of my life is that I have not said ‘I love you’ often enough.

It’s a waste of time to think that if you coloured a painting red what might have happened if you painted it black.

It’s time to miss the lost.

You can be very wild and still be very wise.

Use your blood to paint. Keep painting until you faint. Keep painting until you die.

When people see some things as beautiful, other things become ugly. When people see some things as good, other things become bad.

This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful being.

It was my teacher’s genius, her quick sympathy, her loving tact which made the first years of my education so beautiful.

Everything in Nature called destruction must be creation-a change from beauty to beauty.

That is all there is in life – beauty. You find that and you have found everything.

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

Beauty perishes in life, but is immortal in art.

Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.