“Scholars and artists thrown together are often annoyed at the puzzle of where they differ.”

“Nothing in this world happens without a reason. That we are all exactly where we are supposed to be, and that the pieces of the puzzle have a tendency to come together when you least expect it.”

“It is as though a puzzle could be put together simply by shaking its pieces.”

“History is like a jigsaw puzzle, except every piece is from a different puzzle, and you try to make them all fit.”

“When art critics get together they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine.”

“Every relationship has a hard part at the beginning. This is our hard part. It's not like a puzzle piece where there's an instant fit. With relationships, you have to shape the pieces on each end before they go perfectly together.”

“The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist.”

“life is like a jigsaw puzzle, you have to see the whole picture, then put it together piece by piece!”

“Not chaos-like together crush'd and bruis'd,
But as the world, harmoniously confus'd,
Where order in variety we see,
And where, though all things differ, all agree.”

“You sometimes get a thrill at knowing where you are. You’re often filled with wonder, but more often you are puzzled. You are reminded, again and yet again, of how insignificant you are. And there are times when you forget that you are human. You’re just a blob of life—brother to everything that ever existed or ever will exist.”