“A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller.”

“One eye sees, the other feels.”

“A line is a dot that went for a walk.”

“Art does not reproduce what we see. It makes us see.”

“Art does not reproduce what is visible, it makes things visible.”

“Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.”

“To create art with all the passion in one's soul is to live art with all the beauty in one's heart.”

“art is risk made visible”

“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”

“Today I want to belong. I want to feel safe and at home. I want to be aware of what it is like simply to be, without defenses or desires. I will appreciate the flow of life for what it is-my own tr...”

“Nature reflects the moods of the wizard.”

“My calling ties me to no office, makes me no man's slave, compels me to no action which my soul condemns. It sets me free from town life, which I loathe; and allows me to breathe clean air, to exer...”