There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.

The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.

The most perfect guide is nature. Continue without fail to draw something every day.

He made his colours, built his stretchers, plastered his canvas, painted his pictures, carpentered his frames, and painted them. 'Too bad I can't buy my own pictures,' he murmured aloud. 'Then I'd be completely self-sufficient.'

Everyone has their own personality, its own character, and if he respects that, everything would finally fall over for good only.

When I have trouble writing, I step outside my studio into the garden and pull weeds until my mind clears--I find weeding to be the best therapy there is for writer's block.

Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.