“There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind.” – Annie Dillard

“If Botticelli were alive today he’d be working for Vogue.” – Peter Ustinov

“Tears are the summer showers to the soul.” – Alfred Austin

“Art is anything people do with distinction.” – Louis Dudek

“It is a matter of shame that in the morning the birds should be awake earlier than you.” – Abu Bakr

“The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.” – Francis Bacon

“The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy.” – Henry Ward Beecher

“Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.” – Theodore Roethke

“It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.” – Oscar Wilde

“Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.” – Michel de Montaigne