Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest without meaning. – John Ruskin
Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts – the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. – John Ruskin
Of all Gods gifts to the sighted man, color is holiest, the most divine, the most solemn. – John Ruskin
Before I do a play I say that I hope its going to be for as short a time as possible but, once you do it, it is a paradoxical pleasure. One evening out of two there are five minutes of a miracle and for those five minutes you want to do it again and again. Its like a drug. – Isabelle Huppert