On Winter Solstice

"It is the function of art to renew our
perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes
up the familiar scene, and as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it."   - Anaïs Nin (from The Diaries)

"You're an artist ... that means you see
the world in ways that other people don't. It's your gift, to see the
beauty and the horror in ordinary things. It doesn't make you
crazy--just different. There's nothing wrong with being different."  - Cassandra Clare (City of Bones)