They're very nationalistic the French - or they used to be. Very insular. Pretty arrogant.
Arthur BoydI think it would be better if nobody owned anything, but they didn't starve. Had enough paint and enough pianos and everything else.
Arthur BoydIf I was whisked away... I think I could put up with anything, except not seeing the Australian landscape. It would be a torture to have it cut off.
Arthur Boyd