“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu

“Art ought never to be considered except in its relations with its ideal beauty.” – Alfred de Vigny

“In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature.” – Wallace Stevens

“The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.” – Diogenes

“There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.” – Georges Braque

“I believe only in art and failure.” – Jane Rule

“Scenery is fine – but human nature is finer.” – John Keats

“Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.” – Francis Bacon

“Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been.” – Alan Alda

“I have always wanted a bunny and I’ll always have a rabbit the rest of my life.” – Amy Sedaris