“The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights.”

“Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning.”

“Take pleasure in your dreams relish your principles and drape your purest feelings on the heart of a precious lover. ”

“They make me...they make me think of being stuck somewhere? I don't know, like weighted down, but then these patches...”

“In painting, three things must be considered - the position of the viewer, the position of the object viewed, and the position of the light that illuminates the object.”

“Talent is nothing more than a pursued interest.”

“Sometimes you come to realize you understand something but you cant explain it to anyone, not even yourself. This is perhaps the most sacred kind of understanding.”

“The soul that knows it soul is sacred.”

“The spiritual soul is sacred.”