What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.
Live all you can; it’s a mistake not to. It doesn’t so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven’t had that, what have you had?
The great rule: if the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special.
Don’t for heaven’s sake, be afraid of talking nonsense! But you must pay attention to your nonsense.
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the object it loves.
The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
Painters and poets have always had an equal right to dare whatever they please.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.
As the eye, so the object.