When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it – a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand – as a final test. If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If theres a clash between the two, its bad art. – Marc Chagall
We come altogether fresh and raw into the several stages of life, and often find ourselves without experience, despite our years. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld
