* Bookplate signed by Don McLean * Starry, starry night Paint your palette blue and gray Look out on a summer's day With eyes that know the darkness in my soul. (Don McLean, "Vincent") "This book borrows from my song Vincent. At the time I was reading a book about the Dutch painter and was moved to compose a song that paid homage to the artist, his work, and his pain. But really, Judith Proffer hardly needed my song's inspiration since she has a beautiful imagination. We know Vincent's life didn't have a happy ending, but by honoring his illness we take a once cloistered conversation and bring it to the forefront." - Don McLean