The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no detail too minute. – Honore de Balzac

Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste. – Thomas Edward Brown

Good architecture lets nature in. – Mario Pei (1901–1978)

Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers – and never succeeding. – Gian Carlo Menotti