By the artist's seizing any one object from nature, that object no longer is part of nature. One can go so far as to say that theartist creates the object in that very moment by emphasizing its significant, characteristic, and interesting aspects or, rather, by adding the higher values.

Seldom in the business and transactions of ordinary life, do we find the sympathy we want.

Beauty is at once the ultimate principle and the highest aim of art.

Mastery is often taken for egotism.

One can't dull a project better than by discussing it repeatedly.

He who is and remains true to himself and to others has the most attractive quality of the greatest talent.

Love has the tendency of pressing together all the lights - all the rays emitted from the beloved object by the burning-glass of fantasy, - into one focus, and making of them one radiant sun without any spots.