A hint - don't paint too much direct from nature. Art is an abstraction! study nature then brood on it and treasure the creation which will result, which is the only way to ascend towards God - to create like our Divine Master.

I have always wanted a mistress who was fat, and I have never found one. To make a fool of me, they are always pregnant.

I have come to an unalterable decision - to go and live forever in Polynesia. Then I can end my days in peace and freedom, without thoughts of tomorrow and this eternal struggle against idiots.

A meter of green is greener than a centimeter.

There is always a heavy demand for fresh mediocrity. In every generation the least cultivated taste has the largest appetite.

Art is either a plagiarist or a revolutionist.

Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty?