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What matters is not what you paint but what your hand dances. The painting is only a notation of the dance of the hand, of the gesture of love.

— John Diamond Stillpoints: An Introductory Guide to Haiku Painting (2008)

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Holistic does not mean doing all things, but bringing all of yourself to all of the sufferer, and him bringing all of himself to you.

Facets of a Diamond: Reflections of a Healer (2002)

We can accept any and all events in our existence if we believe our mothers love us. For, as I say, she was, and still is, all the world to us.

The Veneration of Life: Through the Disease to the Soul (1999)

The test of every act of creativity: Does it help you to enthusiastically, passionately, whole-heartedly and gratefully Embrace all your life? This, I believe, is the basic purpose of all the arts—and thus should be the basic Intention of every artist.

A Few Words on Art (Just a Few) (2010)

Although I use many modalities in my practice, only 3 are basic: my hands, my voice, and my intention.

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Photography is not about seeing, but about Knowing. Going so deeply into the subject, whatever, whoever, that you find the spirit within. And then you memorialize it for others to also Know.

Beyond the Obvious: Photography for Healing (2014)

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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.

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To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.

Bertrand Russell Marriage and Morals (1929)

Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.

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Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.

Alexander Pope

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