“And out of darkness came the hands that reach thro’ nature, moulding men.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson

“A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.” – Joshua Reynolds

“Art is pattern informed by sensibility.” – Herbert Read

“Heaven lent you a soul, Earth will lend a grave.” – Christian Nestell Bovee

“If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.” – Napoleon Bonaparte

“Great artists have no country.” – Alfred de Musset

“I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.” – Charles Dickens

“Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?” – Ludwig van Beethoven

“A picture is a poem without words.” – Horace

“To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now.” – Samuel Beckett