The pleasure of reading is doubled when one lives with another who shares the same books.

I'm grateful to God for His bountiful gifts... He gave me courage and faith in myself.

Loretta Young

One expected growth, change without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.

Charles de Lint

Art finds her own perfection within, and not outside of, herself.She is not to be judged by any external standard of resemblance.

Oscar Wilde

Singing has always seemed to me the most perfect means of expression. It is so spontaneous. And after singing, I think the violin. Since I cannot sing, I paint.also cited in Laurie Lisle, Portrait of an Artist (1986)

Georgia O'Keeffe, "New York Sun"

Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you.

Jane Austen

If you would attain to what you are not yet, you must always be displeased by what you are. For where you are pleased with yourself there you have remained. Keep adding, keep walking, keep advancing.

Saint Augustine of Hippo

If you don't imagine, nothing ever happens at all.

John Green

The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.

Damon Albarn

The one image that's been causing a lot of discussion is one image that I shot of a man falling head-first from the building, before the buildings fell down. He was trapped in the fire, and decided to jump and take his own life, rather than being burned.

Richard Drew

How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here before its June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?

Dr. Seuss

The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning.

Arthur Erickson

I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better.

Sophie Tucker