“The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.”

—Albert Camus

“An empty canvas is full.”

—Robert Rauschenberg

“The drummer; he inspired me to play like no one else I have ever met.”

—Chet Baker

“our entertainment has fallen short of choice
jealously nibbling at laughter’s tears…”

—Illiasa Sequin

“Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.”

—Henry Miller

“Like a lizard,
you disappear silently
over your own wall.”

—Diane Wakowski