Leisure is the exultation of the possible.

Leisure is the exultation of the possible.

The human body is a machine which winds its own springs.

The human body is a machine which winds its own springs.

If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred

If anything is sacred, the human body is sacred

A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.

A human being is an ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.

. . . I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.

. . . I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.

We are bound to our bodies like an oyster is to its shell.

We are bound to our bodies like an oyster is to its shell.

Our body is a well-set clock, which keeps good time, but if it be too much or indiscreetly tampered with, read more

Our body is a well-set clock, which keeps good time, but if it be too much or indiscreetly tampered with, the alarm runs out before the hour.

I don't think that the flesh is necessarily treacherous, evil, bad. It is cantankerous, and it is independent. The idea read more

I don't think that the flesh is necessarily treacherous, evil, bad. It is cantankerous, and it is independent. The idea of independence is the key. It really is like colonialism. The colonies suddenly decide that they can and should exist with their own personality and should detach from the control of the mother country. At first the colony is perceived as being treacherous. It's a betrayal. Ultimately, it can be seen as the separation of a partner that could be very valuable as an equal rather than as something you dominate.

Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing peace is the measure.

Of one thing I am certain, the body is not the measure of healing peace is the measure.