The observer must learn to look at the picture as a graphic representation of a mood and not as a representation of objects.

Colour is a power which directly influences the soul.

There is no must in art because art is free.

Everything starts from a dot.

Color provokes a psychic vibration. Color hides a power still unknown but real, which acts on every part of the human body.

The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul.

To create a work of art is to create the world.

The spirit, like the body, can be strengthened and developed by frequent exercise. Just as the body, if neglected, grows weaker and finally impotent, so the spirit perishes if untended.

Color is a means to exert a direct influence on the soul.

The artist is the hand that, by touching this or that key, sets the soul vibrating automatically.

Orange is red brought nearer to humanity by yellow.

A hero is a man who stands up manfully against his father and in the end victoriously overcomes him.

I find writing very difficult. It's hard and it hurts sometimes, and it's scary because of the fear of failure and the very unpleasant feeling that you may have reached the limit of your abilities.

I've always found it easier to be funny than to be serious.

The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all.

She had reached a turning point. She no longer believed that a situation could be made better by writing a poem about it.

I have a terrible wanderthirst; the very sight of a map makes me want to put on my hat and take an umbrella and start. I shall see before I die the palms and temples of the South.

If you are a member of the media, you belong to the public. You've made that Faustian bargain with your public. Take me – all of me – I'm yours.

Authenticity is your most precious commodity as a leader.

Seasick," Scatty mumbled. "That's exactly what it feels like. Only worse.

You might have lost some major battles, but you survived and you're still here.