"There are many lovely women, but no..." - Quote by Victor Hugo

“I love all men who think, even those who think otherwise than myself.”

“Joy's smile is much closer to tears than laughter.”

“What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!”

“Art finds her own perfection within, and not outside of, herself. She is not to be judged by any external standard of resemblance.”

“If you sing of beauty though alone in the heart of the desert you will have an audience.”

“Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them.”

“Matisse makes a drawing, then he makes a copy of it. He copies it five times, ten times, always clarifying the line. He’s convinced that the last, the most stripped down, is the best, the purest, the definitive one; and in fact, most of the time, it was the first. In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt.”

“A flawless cup: how delicate and fine The flowing curve of every jewelled line! Look, turn it up or down, 'tis perfect still-- But holds no drop of life's heart-warming wine.”

“I can never pick up a thing without wishing to improve it.”