“The jokes we tell or laugh at subsume our deepest vulnerabilities. We often struggle to comprehend the sheer intensity of some experiences. Our mind – that cruel beast – tries to soften the blow by teaching us to laugh at things that trouble us the most. Dark humor intrigues me because it originates from pain, irrespective of whether it's conscious or unrealized.”
― Story Circle: Letters on Creativity & Friendship
― Story Circle: Letters on Creativity & Friendship
“... didn't paintings lie also? They showed hours instead of minutes.”
― The Accidental Tourist
― The Accidental Tourist
“The struggle for creative artists throughout times has often been a very real one. Balancing life and art is delicate business. Creating art out of your own life is also very difficult and it is something I have been thinking more and more about.”
― Story Circle: Letters on Creativity & Friendship
― Story Circle: Letters on Creativity & Friendship
“a person hoping to become a poet must have the capacity of thinking of several things at a time.”
― Speak, Memory
― Speak, Memory
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