every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter. The sitter is merely the accident, the occasion. It is not he who is revealed by the painter; it is rather the painter who, on the coloured canvas, reveals himself.

In going to America one learns that poverty is not a necessary accompaniment to civilization.

In England it is enough for a man to try and produce any serious, beautiful work to lose all his rights as a citizen.

Judges, like the criminal classes, have their lighter moments

Genius lasts longer than Beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate ourselves.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

She has form," he said to himself, as he walked away through the grove - "that cannot be denied to her; but has she got feeling? I am afraid not. In fact, she is like most artists; she is all style, without any sincerity. She would not sacrifice herself for others. She thinks merely of music, and everybody knows that arts are selfish. Still, it must be admitted that she has some beautiful notes in her voice. What a pity it is that they do not mean anything, or do any practical good.