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

Our secret thoughts - do they ever show up? The small flame of our soul can be burning hot, but no one comes to its warmth. Passersby see only a small whiff going through the chimney. Don't we need to take care of that flame, cherish it and patiently wait until someone will come and sit at it, do we?

Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.

An artist would not rise above the mediocrity if he condemns it.

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

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.

I will be an artist. I am sure I will. [Vincent Van Gogh]