Art, if it is successful in the task of questioning reality, if it is good painting and not merely a performance of dexterity, will be an affirmation of God.

I believe when you bring, say, a plant into a room, everything in that room changes in relation to it. This tension - tension is the only word for it - can be painted.

Life is more important than art - quantity is only important in that the amount of activity is greater not the number of works.

The development that produces great art is a moral and not an aesthetic development.

All art is probably erotic in its ultimate character, but painting more than anything else is a purely nervous erotic activity.

The painter celebrates life where he finds it. His morality is the morality of enjoyment, of the continuous development of his own taste without shame or fear. It is a sort of heroism.

A true diamond never over shadows... it's the brilliance of the subtle shine that's the most attractive.

The author observes of the Inklings, "they make a perfect compass rose of faith: talking the Catholic, Lewis the "mere Christian, " Williams the Anglican, Barfield the esotericist.

You can never be happy until you understand why you're doing what you're doing.

Fear and faith have something in common. They both ask us to believe in something we cannot see.

Where do I find the time for not reading so many books?

if you love me, love me now. dont hold yourself so badly until tears starts to mean nothing

Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals on Earth.

Divide and Conquer. As long as some people have commanded the work of others, this has been management's basic principle.

People think that because of my nature and the tone of my voice that I'm stupid, and that's hard.

Golf is growing, and there are more good young players, but you don't see them going abroad. It's so expensive to travel.