This says it all!

“Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible. I think it's in my basement... let me go upstairs and check.” – M.C. Escher

I love this ... it really says it all for me and how I think about my art!

PS ... If I have quotations here from cited authors or from anonymous authors, you do not need my permission to use them - they are not mine.   However, if anything is mine - you do require permission to use it.