The dead hand of research lies heavy on too many novels.
The dark has to be contained in the light or the light will be contained in the dark.
The best work of artists in any age is the work of innocence liberated by technical knowledge. The laboratory experiments that led to the theory of pure color equipped the impressionists to paint nature as if it had only just been created.
Malicious gossip takes the place of creation in non-creative lives.
In order to go anywhere it is necessary to be where one is.
What man can imagine he may one day achieve.