“Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart’s desire.”

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.”

“The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.”

“Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.”

“Art is like a border of flowers along the course of civilization.”

“Architecture is the art of how to waste space.”

“If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.”

“The temple of art is built in words.”

“I owe much to mother. She had an expert’s understanding, but also approached art emotionally.”

“Great art is never produced for its own sake. It is too difficult to be worth the effort.”

“Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.”

“Imagination is the eye of the soul.”

“Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.”

“Art is nature speeded up and God slowed down.”

“Art is the objectification of feeling.”