Just to paint is great fun. The colours are lovely to look at and delicious to squeeze out. Matching them, however crudely, with what you see is fascinating and absolutely absorbing.

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

This beginning with Audacity, or being thrown into the middle of it, is already a very great part of the art of painting.

All I want is compliance with my wishes, after reasonable discussion.

We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.

An aphorism is not an aphorism unless you know what it means.

It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.