The moment that an artist takes notice of what other people want, and tries to supply the demand, he ceases to be an artist.

I never approve, or disapprove, of anything now. It is an absurd attitude to take towards life. We are not sent into the world to air our moral prejudices. I never take any notice of what common people say, and I never interfere with what charming people do. If a personality fascinates me, whatever mode of expression that personality selects is absolutely delightful to me.

The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.

Well, in the first place girls never marry the men they flirt with. Girls don't think it right.

In fact, I am never wrong.

The bright dawn flooded the room, and swept the fantastic shadows into dusky corners, where they lay shuddering.

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground.