Old paint on canvas, as it ages, sometimes becomes transparent. When that happens it is possible, in some pictures, to see the original lines: a tree will show through a woman's dress, a child makes way for a dog, a large boat is no longer on an open sea. That is called pentimento because the painter 'repented', changed his mind. Perhaps it would be as well to say that the old conception, replaced by a later choice, is a way of seeing and then seeing again.

It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you.

It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.

For every man who lives without freedom, the rest of us must face the guilt.

You do too much. Go and do nothing for a while. Nothing.

People always sound so proud when they announce they know nothing of music.

You can always spot clothes made in a good place.