“A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.” – Hedy Lamarr

“Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.” – Igor Stravinsky

“Coming from Chicago, I like a white Christmas.” – Dennis Franz

“The works must be conceived with fire in the soul but executed with clinical coolness.” – Joan Miro

“How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” – John Burroughs

“Painting completed my life.” – Frida Kahlo

“And finally Winter, with its bitin’, whinin’ wind, and all the land will be mantled with snow.” – Roy Bean

“We build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.” – Walter Scott

“Art is like baby shoes. When you coat them with gold, they can no longer be worn.” – John Updike

“Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.” – Hal Borland