The strong experience of nature... is the necessary basis for all conception of art on which rests the grandeur and beauty of all future work.

The Louvre is the book in which we learn to read.

Keep good company - that is, go to the Louvre.

Time and reflection change the sight little by little 'till we come to understand.

People think how a sugar basin has no physiognomy, no soul. But it changes every day.

Art is a harmony parallel with nature.

The most seductive thing about art is the personality of the artist himself.

The truth is in nature, and I shall prove it.

Genius is the ability to renew one's emotions in daily experience.

Light is a thing that cannot be reproduced, but must be represented by something else - by color.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

All my memories are poisoned.

Don't let failure deter you; use it as a stepping-stone and an educational experience towards making your mark on the world.

I do not support citizenship for those already here illegally. Those who cut the line and broke our laws as their first act entering this country have foregone that opportunity.

One of Beethoven's favorite dishes was macaroni and cheese. The girl I marry must be able to make good macaroni and cheese..." "How did Beethoven feel about cold cereal?

The goal is not to speculate on what might happen, but to imagine what you can make happen.

Glory be to God for dappled things.

McLaggen makes Grawp look like a gentleman.

I'm going to continue writing. I'll always be a storyteller. But I'm also taking time to enjoy my life.

When you got a job to do, you got to do it well. You gotta give the other fellow hell.

Loss of empathy might well be the most enduring and deep-cutting scar of all, the silent blade of an unseen emey, tearing at our hearts and stealing more than our strength- Drizzt Do'Urden