“Oscar Wilde: "I wish I had said that." Whistler: "You will, Oscar; you will.”

“Two and two continue to make four in spite of the whine of the amateur for three or the cry of the critic for five.”

“To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.”

“Two and two continue to make four in spite of the whine of the amateur for three or the cry of the critic for five.”

“To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.”

“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...”