The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.

Someday my paintings will be hanging in the Louvre. [Vincent Van Gogh]

There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.

I do not know a better cure for mental illness than a book.

Each of us has his own alphabet with which to create poetry.

Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.

Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.

No artist is normal. Who happen to be normal cannot be an artist.

A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.

One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.

Misery is the only thing in the world that has no end or edge.

The only thing worse than unrealized hope is no hope.

To make one think is to change a generation, to build one thought is to grow a better world

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure, a sense of nothing having been done before, of complete freedom to experiment.

You’re only going to be as good as the stuff you surround yourself with.

I think as far as self-promotion goes, I probably have a lot to learn.

The reordering of the luminous fibers is a very sophisticated art. It's not something anyone should ever undertake without supervision.

The history of missions is a history of prayer. Everything vital to the success of the world's evangelization hinges on prayer.

Welfare distorts behavior, makes one less personally responsible and reduces the role of private charity. This principle applies to corporate welfare.

The problem with K-12 education is socialism and the solution is capitalism.

Children have two visions, the inner and the outer. Of the two the inner vision is brighter.