“I realize that every picture isn't a work of art.”

“Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.”

“There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define we can grasp them only in the depths of our perceptive spirit.”

“To me, nothing in the art world is neutral. The idea of 'disinterest' strikes me as boring, dishonest, dubious, and uninteresting.”

“Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.”

“A verbal art like poetry is reflective it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become.”

“Diplomacy, n. is the art of letting somebody else have your way.”

“The art of pleasing is the art of deception.”

“And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves 'It's pretty, but is it Art?'”