Every true work of art must express a distinct feeling.

You call me a misanthrope because I avoid society. You err; I love society. Yet in order not to hate people, I must avoid their company.

All authentic art is conceived at a sacred moment and nourished in a blessed hour; an inner impulse creates it, often without the artist being aware of it.

The painter should paint not only what he has in front of him, but also what he sees inside himself. If he sees nothing within, then he should stop painting what is in front of him.

The eye and fantasy feel more attracted by nebulous distance than by that which is close and distinct in front of us.

I must stay alone and know that I am alone to contemplate and feel nature in full; I have to surrender myself to what encircles me, I have to merge with my clouds and rocks in order to be what I am.

Close your bodily eye, that you may see your picture first with the eye of the spirit. Then bring to light what you have seen in the darkness, that its effect may work back, from without to within.

The pure, frank sentiments we hold in our hearts are the only truthful sources of art.

A painting which does not take its inspiration from the heart is nothing more than futile juggling.

I must stay alone and know that I am alone to contemplate and feel nature in full.

The feelings of another person should never be imposed upon us as a law.

Ideas are substitutes for sorrows...

Once upon a time in a basement library nook, I stumbled upon my first favorite book.Pulled into adventure as the pages unfurled, I found treasures greater than gold or pearls.

Something stirred beneath my skin, some being inside I'd only suspected existed, demon or angel, I couldn't say.

Kellogg's and Campbell's moats have also shrunk due to the increased buying power of supermarkets and companies like Wal-Mart. The muscle power of Wal-Mart and Costco has increased dramatically.

Service is an opportunity for young women to really empower themselves.

The language of poetry is not stuck in place. Nothing can own language. I think, however, the genre of poetry itself is very feminine and motherly.

I was once more in a time which the things around me were changing and that is how I wanted it to be for the rest of my days.

Branding is everything. A young girl once came up to me and told me I could be famous because I looked just like Richard Branson!

The reason so many people turned up at his funeral is that they wanted to make sure he was dead.

God was bored by him.