All is as beautiful as we think it.
Art is certainly not a pursuit for anyone who wants to make money.
Get the few main lines and see what lines they call out.
When we respect the nude, we will no longer have any shame about it.
Do not worry about your originality. You could not get rid of it even if you wanted to.
The true artist regards his work as a means of talking with men [and women], of saying his say to himself and to others. It is not a question of pay.