Almost every day, instead of going to school when I ought to have gone, I usually made for the fields, where I spent the day.
John James AudubonPoor France, thy fine climate, rich vineyards, and the wishes of the learned avail nothing; thou art a destitute beggar, and not the powerful friend thou wert represented to me.
John James AudubonHunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared naught about them.
John James Audubon[Drawing should be] a journey of pleasure. Each step must present to the travellers' view objects that are eminently interesting, varied in their appearances, and attracting to such a degree as to excite in each individual thus happily employed the desire of knowing all respecting all he sees.
John James Audubon