If you're going to lick the icing off somebody else's cake you won't be nourished and it won't do you any good,--or you might find the cake had caraway seeds and you hate them.

Be careful that you do not write or paint anything that is not your own, that you don't know in your own soul.

I made myself into an envelope into which I could thrust my work deep, lick the flap, seal it from everybody.

The foolish square calves pretend to be frightened of our train. Bluffers! Haven't they seen it every day since they were born? It's just an excuse to shake the joy out of their heels.

The artist himself may not think he is religious, but if he is sincere his sincerity in itself is religion.

What a splendid time Woo must have had.

I wonder why we are always sort of ashamed of our best parts and try to hide them. We don't mind ridicule of our 'sillinesses' but of our 'sobers'.