Those who cannot begin do not finish.

The real artist's work is a surprise to himself.

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.

Everything depends on the attitude of the artist toward his subject. It is essential.

Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.

Do not worry about your originality. You could not get rid of it even if you wanted to.

I can think of no greater happiness than to be clear-sighted and know the miracle when it happens. And I can think of no more real life than the adventurous one of living and liking and exclaiming the things of one's own time.