Work always as if you were a master, expect from yourself a masterpiece.

Feel the dignity of a child. Do not feel superior to him, for you are not.

Beauty is an intangible thing; can not be fixed on the surface, and the wear and tear of old age on the body cannot defeat it. Nor will a "pretty" face make it, for "pretty" faces are often dull and empty, and beauty is never dull and it fills all spaces.

There is weakness in pretending to know more than you know or in stating less than you know.

An artist must have imagination. An artist who does not use his imagination is a mechanic.

In certain books—some way in the first few paragraphs you know that you have met a brother.

Get the few main lines and see what lines they call out.