"More rich, more noble I will ever hold The Muse's laurel, than a crown of gold."

"I willingly accept Cassandra's fate, To speak the truth, although believ'd too late."

"The bloody wolf, the wolf does not pursue; The boar, though fierce, his tusk will not embrue In his own kind, Bears, …"

"We are Diana’s virgin train, Descended of no mortal strain: Our bows and arrows are our goods, Our palaces the lofty …"

"What ever happy region is thy place, Cease thy celestial song a little space; (Thou wilt have time enough for hymns d…"

"Art she had none, yet wanted none: For Nature did that want supply."

"More and more, we are being required to know what are the implications of living in a society that is increasingly di…"

"[A] painting presents its own battle, its own requirements. And a print is never a reproduction of a painting. It mak…"

"When you're painting, nobody else knows what you're doing and you're the only one who understands it. You've got to h…"

"I couldn't imagine painting anyone I didn't like. When people do appear in my paintings, they're always people for wh…"