God Almighty first planted a garden. And indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. – Francis Bacon
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other. – Francis Bacon
Images also help me find and realise ideas. I look at hundreds of very different, contrasting images and I pinch details from them, rather like people who eat from other people – Francis Bacon
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying. – Francis Bacon