The wealthy are always surrounded by hangers-on; science and art are as well.
Dear, sweet, unforgettable childhood!
There is nothing more vulgar than a petty bourgeois life with its halfpence, its victuals, its futile talk, and its useless conventional virtue.
A woman is fascinated not by art but by the noise made by those in the field.
Solomon made a big mistake when he asked for wisdom.
An artist observes, selects, guesses, and synthesizes.