What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster! – Anatole France
That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future. – Anatole France
Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil. – Anatole France
What frightens us most in a madman is his sane conversation. – Anatole France
Everyone goes to the same exhibitions and the same parties, stays in the same handful of hotels, eats at the same no-star restaurants, and has almost the same opinions. I adore the art world, but this is copycat behavior in a sphere that prides itself on independent thinking. – Jerry Saltz