''Find a way to endure the 'tragedy' of what is life ... it is what it is.''

''To live out a delusion in reality of one's own mind is a misinterpretation of 'self-talk' ... hence my quotes.''

''Our children are only on loan ... mine was for a short time.''

''Be the maverick and you will be the artist.''

''Human beings are quite capable of committing every evil for their own survival.''

''Grumpy old men look away from my sculpture but grumpy old women look at my sculpture.''

''The older I get the more focused I am but with less energy to see it through.''

''I have wasted my life in trying to be a 'good artist'.''

''If human beings have the freedom to do 'good' they also have the freedom to do 'bad'.''

''A man's belief is not for another man to judge.''

''So close to amazing that I am not going to reach it now, time not on my side ... speaking as an artist.''

''An artist has to constantly challenge the trivial and the not so trivial things in life ... the bonus is, it can bring some realizations of your own-self.''

''Sex is a Colosseum ... Who said that ... I did ...''

''Where are we humans going ... nobody knows and not even God will tell.''

''Treated with understanding and a sense of mercy we can find a way to endure the 'tragedy' of what life throws up at us.''

''Basically, we only need the simplest of things to keep us happy, anything more and it gets complicated.''

''Solitude allows for the most intimate and distinctive experiences as it allows to 'dip into' the subconscious.''

''I appreciate interesting 'deep stuff '... but not today.''

''It's not easy ... it takes courage to grow up and become who you [really] are.''

''Without stooping to obvious metaphors not all 'great art' is 'good art'."

''If it weren't for fornication and religion we wouldn't know redemption😂.''

''Before I would worry about how I would get through the day now I worry about if I would waste the day ... [the process of growing old].'