I maintain that two and two would continue to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five.

Paint should not be applied thick. It should be like a breath on the surface of a pane of glass.

I am not arguing with you - I am telling you.

The explanation is quite simple. I wished to be near my mother.

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

Art is a goddess of dainty thought, reticent of habit, abjuring all obtrusiveness, purposing in no way to better others. She is, withal selfishly occupied with her own perfection only - having no desire to teach.

The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many.