Beauty, pleasure, and the good things of life are intensified, and perhaps only exist, by reason of contrast.

The importance of colour is as nothing compared with that of form, chiaroscuro and arrangement. They are the true and enduring bases of pictorial art.

Rhythm is as necessary in a picture as pigment; it is as much a part of painting as of music.

Style is instinctive and few achieve it in a notable degree. Its development is not hastened by instruction. It comes or it doesn't. It will take care of itself.

Luminosity is a quality dependent as much on technique as on the physical properties of individual pigments.

Take away a painter's vanity, said a famous landscape painter, and he will never touch a pencil again.

It is not in the nature of lenses to tell the whole truth. They are instruments of exaggeration and belittlement.

Many cherish the idea that a photograph is an exact presentment of nature, and accept without question the paradox that a photograph cannot lie. Actually there never was a more unmitigated liar.

Water is the most expressive element in nature. It responds to every mood from tranquility to turbulence.

Do not think me fussy when I specify tidiness. It is essential... In printing, remember that cleanliness and order wait upon success.

The rewards of art are not always commensurate with its quality. It affords a precarious living.

The undead did not love, but they remembered love with a savage loyalty.

I don't respect thinking that is dangerous, prejudicial, childish, and could get me killed.

I ask you, what good is a big picture window and the lavish appointments and a priceless decor in a home if there is no mother there?

The awful mysteries of the Christian faith and worship were concealed from the eyes of strangers, and even of catechumens, with an affected secrecy, which served to excite their wonder and curiosity.

With all the trouble black people have, they try to forget on weekends. You've got to be good to make them laugh.

Be kind to everyone,becaus e everyone you meet is fighting a battle

Half a man's wisdom goes with his courage.

It was real for me and that's all that matters.

Katy skipped over, her low-rise jeans threatening to fall off her skinny hips. With some girls, that was a sexy look. With Katy, it made you nervous.

Dandyism is a species of genius.