The true artist is known by what he annexes, and he annexes everything.

The only thing that the artist cannot see is the obvious. The only thing that the public can see is the obvious.

The soul is a terrible reality. It can be bought and sold and bartered away.

Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn't there, and finding it.

One has a right to judge a man by the effect he has over his friends.

I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

Modern pictures are, no doubt, delightful to look at. At least, some of them are. But they are quite impossible to live with; they are too clever, too assertive, too intellectual. Their meaning is too obvious, and their method too clearly defined. One