“My father suffered much and toiled painfully all his life, for he had no resources other than the proceeds of his trade from which to support himself and his wife and family.”

“The artist is chosen by God to fulfill his commands and must never be overwhelmed by public opinion.”

“No single man can be taken as a model for a perfect figure, for no man lives on earth who is endowed with the whole of beauty.”

“What beauty is, I know not, though it adheres to many things.”

“If a man devotes himself to art, much evil is avoided that happens otherwise if one is idle.”

“Truly, art is embedded in nature; he who can extract it, has it.”

“I love and care for everyone because I know the pain of being unloved and uncared.”

“I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.”

“Do only work that matters, and you will end up pleasing those who are important enough to care about it.”

“I see your picture and in that picture I didn't see you.”

“A picture can tell a thousand words,but a few words can change its story.”

“Only the poet can look beyond the detail and see the whole picture.”

“Universe is nothing, but human thought.”

“Nothing is the whole story. The selfs curse and the writers.”

“There's a fine line, you know. Between having space and having nothing.”