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.

All is as beautiful as we think it.

Art need not be intended. It comes inevitably as the tree from the root, the branch from the trunk, the blossom from the twig. None of these forget the present in looking backward or forward. They are occupied wholly with the fulfillment of their own existence.

Realize that a drawing is not a copy. It is a construction in very different materials. A drawing is an invention.

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

Good composition is like a suspension bridge - each line adds strength and takes none away.

Art after all is but an extension of language to the expression of sensations too subtle for words.