... a canvas that I have covered is worth more than a blank canvas. My pretensions go no further; that is my right to paint, my reason for painting.

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

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

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.

You know what they say, Two pairs a company, cheese a croud

...pain that would have made even a god shiver in terror.

Medical school education and post graduate education emphasize thoroughness.

Make it happen now, not tomorrow. Tomorrow is a loser's excuse.

Nobody is ready to leave Iraq to be interviewed.

If we are going t stick to this damned quantum-jumping, then I regret that I ever had anything to do with quantum theory.

We bear, all of us, the misfortunes of other people with heroic constancy.

Knowing that I inspired SAM SMITH is one of the most powerful experiences I've had as an artist. I was Sam. I still am Sam.

I hardly think a girl is much of a threat. I presume you searched her for weapons? But if she attempts to suffocate me with her straw mattress, I promise to call out for help.

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.