I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around. – Chuck Close
An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather. – Washington Irving
But I dont think there has ever been anything written on the nature of violent man as deep and as thorough as Shakespeares Titus. I think it puts all modern movies and modern exploitations of violence to shame. – Julie Taymor