“The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can’t have both.” – Ben Hecht

“The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.” – Robert M. Pirsig

“The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.” – Robert M. Pirsig

“The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can’t have both.” – Ben Hecht

“The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can’t have both.” – Ben Hecht

“The only Zen you can find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.” – Robert M. Pirsig

“The ocean is a mighty harmonist.” – William Wordsworth

“It’s so fine and yet so terrible to stand in front of a blank canvas.” – Paul Cezanne

“If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they’d immediately go out.” – William Blake

“You know, if one paints someone’s portrait, one should not know him if possible.” – Otto Dix