"I have a horror of people who..." - Quote by Pablo Picasso

“When I paint I feel that all the artists of the past are behind me.”

“Art is a finger up the bourgeoisie ass.”

“Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.”

“Psychology is a science, and teaching is an art; and sciences never generate arts directly out of themselves.”

“The peril of every fine faculty is the delight of playing with it for pride. Talent is commonly developed at the expense of character, and the greater it grows, the more is the mischief. Talent is mistaken for genius, a dogma or system for truth, ambition for greatness, ingenuity for poetry, sensuality for art.”

“To me there is no past or future in my art. If a work of art cannot live always in the present it must not be considered at all. The art of the Greeks, of the Egyptians, of the great painters who lived in other times, is not an art of the past; perhaps it is more alive today than it ever was.”

“A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener.”

“Sunsets are loved because they vanish. Flowers are loved because they go. The dogs of the field and the cats of the kitchen are loved because soon they must depart. These are not the sole reasons, but at the heart of morning welcomes and afternoon laughters is the promise of farewell. In the gray muzzle of an old dog we see goodbye. In the tired face of an old friend we read long journeys beyond returns.”

“Life, Lady Stutfield, is simply a mauvais quart d'heure made up of exquisite moments.”