"Picture books are the first art gallery many children ever visit."

"Art is the only refuge from the chaos of the world, a place where we can find meaning and beauty."

I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.

The most profound truths are often the ones we deny.

"The worst enemy of truth is not the lie—deliberate, contrived, and dishonest—but the myth—persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic."

It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from inquiry.

A tannery's waste stream tells the story of its ethics more clearly than any mission statement.