We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only good and bad art.
After all, the world is still great.
Nature always resists the artist at the beginning.
Reading is a stouthearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness.
The maximum value of art is that it allows the artist to express himself.
From the biography of Freud, by Irving Stone, said by Freud's fiance after he teased her for being sweet, "Beware of truly sweet people. They have will of iron.