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.

Through art mysterious bonds of understanding and of knowledge are established among men.

I am interested in art as a means of living a life; not as a means of making a living.

There is nothing in all the world more beautiful or significant of the laws of the universe than the nude human body.

Do not let the fact that things are not made for you, that conditions are not as they should be stop you. Go on anyway. Everything depends on those who go on anyway.

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

It is the common defect of modern art study. Too many students do not know why they draw.