There is no light painting or dark painting, but simply relations of tones.

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.

A new heart for a New Year, always!

One can with but moderate possessions do what one ought.

But the Earth holds ghosts, even of entire nations.

You think that being a girl is degrading, but secretly, you'd love to know what it's like, wouldn't you?

There are enough fossils showing distinctive features to rule out the possibility these are unusual or aberrant modern humans

When people ask what you do, tell them you're a writer. Put yourself on the line. Make a commitment.

In my writing classes, I don't outlaw any genre writing.

Theatre is fake... The knife is not real, the blood is not real, and the emotions are not real. Performance is just the opposite: the knife is real, the blood is real, and the emotions are real.

Whenever I hear French spoken as I approve, I find myself quietly falling in love.

You have to take seriously the notion that understanding the universe is your responsibility, because the only understanding of the universe that will be useful to you is your own understanding.