If this universe displeases you, better you should go live in some other one…. -- Michael Lipsey

Someone tells you how many years they’ve known the host, and how you know them? And you try to remember how you know them, and then you begin to wonder if anybody really knows anyone else…. -- Michael Lipsey

It’s not easy to learn to sleep well alone, when you have become used to sleeping together. -- Michael Lipsey

Language comes to a sign that says, “WARNING ROAD ENDS” — but art can proceed down that road. -- Michael Lipsey

Flags are gods that wave in the wind…. -- Michael Lipsey

Because I am an artist I can find hidden meanings in everything that didn’t come out like I intended... -- Michael Lipsey

Anytime you find yourself saying, “What was I thinking?” You probably weren’t. -- Michael Lipsey

Never agree with someone who just admitted they said something really stupid. -- Michael Lipsey

Wisteria was cut back hard in the fall, from where it was up in the trees and in the oleanders. Now it is behaving itself in the arbor.

I set off on an immense voyage to do a couple of errands… -- Michael Lipsey

Humans have been endlessly studied, and yet, we know very little about this species. -- Michael Lipsey

Anything unexpected must be answered with, “What?” -- Michael Lipsey

Crazy thoughts are not a problem unless you also do crazy things…. -- Michael Lipsey

If I had been practicing my mindfulness this morning I would have remembered which of my pills I just took. -- Michael Lipsey

…as if I could think clearly, when worry overpowered my thoughts… -- Michael Lipsey

Four by eight foot studio table I built standing height for my needs, from Baltic Birch ply, clear fir rim & cedar legs. My wife didn't want me to destroy it like previous tables, so I cover the working areas with butcher paper. Here are just a few of the products and tools I use every day.

You need to step outside of your culture to see the shackles it has placed on your thinking. -- Michael Lipsey