Lauren Dorman

“...each day of each year, a man might imagine a tree in his mind. The tree, upon doing good in the world, could grow strong and thick, but with each poor decision, rot would start to sprout -- gnarled roots at its base, limp branches that snapped with the lightest touch. At the end of any given period -- a month, a year -- it was wise to consider the growth of one's tree, and the decisions you had made that led it there. It was yours to let grow or die.”
― Nathan Harris, The Sweetness of Water

“But such memories are woven from gossamer threads; time eats holes in the fabric, and these she must darn with myth and fable.”
― Abraham Verghese, The Covenant of Water

“All this is a response, Ulysses, it's not more complicated than that. Of course, we can then throw in execution of the craft, how well one paints, and the history of the piece, its provenance, and we can come up with value. Always the value for me will be response. How it moves one.”
― Sarah Winman, Still Life

“But what it's always about for me is response. It's a painting that demands of us the response. All the best ones do.”
― Sarah Winman, Still Life