Rose, oh pure contradiction, joy of being No-one's sleep under so many lids.

Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading!

I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.

If the Angel deigns to appear, it will be because you have convinced him, not by tears but by your humble resolve to be always beginning — to be a Beginner!

And do not change. Do not divert your love from visible things. But go on loving what is good, simple and ordinary; animals and things and flowers, and keep the balance true.

My art is representational by choice....if the art of painting is to survive, it must describe and express people, their lives and times. It must communicate.

How can I keep my soul in me, so that it doesn't touch your soul? How can I raise it high enough, past you, to other things?