“Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul.” – Henri Matisse

“Nature is not human hearted.” – Lao Tzu

“Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth.” – John Ruskin

“Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man.” – Vladimir Nabokov

“Painting and writing are solitary arts.” – Conrad Hall

“A good garden may have some weeds.” – Thomas Fuller

“Anything simple always interests me.” – David Hockney

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

“Shadow owes its birth to light.” – John Gay

“Use plants to bring life.” – Douglas Wilson