By the single example of this painter devoted to his art with such independence, my destiny as a painter opened out to me.

To see we must forget the name of the thing we are looking at.

Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.

I must have flowers, always, and always.

It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.

All I did was to look at what the universe showed me, to let my brush bear witness to it.

The light constantly changes, and that alters the atmosphere and beauty of things every minute.

Light is the most important person in the picture.

Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it.

It is a tragedy that we live in a world where physical courage is so common, and moral courage is so rare.

I would like to paint the way a bird sings.

No matter our age, everyone in our household knows that cooking and eating together is where the fun is

You enter a book as if you are setting out on a journey and, if it is a good book, you will be a different person when you reach the end.

I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses.

What goes on in abstract art is the proclaiming of aesthetic principles... It is in our own time that we have become aware of pure aesthetic considerations. Art never can be imitation.

Are you her boyfriend?” ... No, I’m her fiancé.” Nate said. We’ve been promised to each other since birth,” Summer added. Our wedding isn’t until March.

Our ability to turn off empathy for specific kinds of humans and then use faulty logic to justify our beliefs is messily sociopathic.

Never utter a word if it is not from your navel point and it doesn't confirm your regal, highest self.

Religion is a very dangerous thing. By that I mean being so caught up in rules and regulations and not focusing on the thing that matters most- a personal relationship with God.

If men only believe enough in Christ they can commit adultery and murder a thousand times a day without periling their salvation.

When was ever honey made with one bee in a hive?