“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

“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.” – Robert Schumann

“God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay

“The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure.” – Dale Carnegie

“There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.” – Edouard Manet