The artist needs but a roof, a crust of bread, and his easel, and all the rest God gives him in abundance. He must live to paint and not paint to live.

Imitation is not inspiration, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art. The least of man's original emanation is better than the best of borrowed thought.

The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in such a manner that it will resemble the work of no other man.

The artist should strive to express his thought and not the surface of it.

The artist should fear to become the slave of detail.

The new is not revealed to those whose eyes are fastened in worship upon the old.

What avails a storm cloud accurate in form and color if the storm is not therein?

A rain-tight roof, frugal living, a box of colors, and God's sunlight through clear windows keep the soul attuned and the body vigorous for one's daily work.

I never saw Death before, and now I seeThat it is warring eyes in a woman's form.

I love you, with a love so great that it simply couldn't keep growing inside my heart, but had to leap out and reveal itself in all its magnitude.

When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!

It only seems that there is something more important for you to do than to just quietly be yourself.

1. Be on time. 2. Never criticize a teammate. 3. Never use profanity.

Abstract words are ancient coins whose concrete images in the give and take of talk have worn away with use.

I was, like, just eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos and drinking, and that's it.

Some actors need to be rattled and some need to be focused

I think girls are surprised when you actually really listen and then you call it back at the end of the night.

Closure is a neurotic and infantile demand to make upon reality, other people, or language.