There are some things in painting which cannot be explained, and that something is essential.
Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.
Work lovingly done is the secret of all order and all happiness.
One must from time to time attempt things that are beyond one's capacity.
Nothing costs so little, goes so far, and accomplishes so much as a single act of merciful service.
When I've painted a woman's bottom so that I want to touch it, then [the painting] is finished.