“The number of guests at dinner should not be less than the number of the Graces nor exceed that of the Muses, i.e., it should begin with three and stop at nine.”

“The only joy in the world is to begin.”

“Put up with it and you will get more of it.”

“The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge.”

“Aging is not ‘lost youth’ but a new stage of opportunity and strength.”

“When we are angry or depressed in our creativity, we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth, and then we are angry at being undervalued.”

“Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any.”

“Though it sounds absurd, it is true to say I felt younger at sixty than I felt at twenty.”

“Moments of kindness and reconciliation are worth having, even if the parting has to come sooner or later.”

“If you’re afraid to let someone else see your weakness, take heart: Nobody’s perfect. Besides, your attempts to hide your flaws don’t work as well as you think they do.”