If it is reason that forms man then it is the emotions that guide her.

When I go out into the countryside and see the sun and the green and everything flowering, I say to myself "Yes indeed, all that belongs to me!"

Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.

The universe was born restless and has never since been still.

I felt before I thought

God created man in his own image. And man, being a gentleman, returned the favor.

I have always believed that good is only beauty put into practice.

It is often said that my heart is too open for my own good.

We are the two great painters of this era; you are in the Egyptian style, I in themodern style. (to Pablo Picasso)

Cities are the sinks of the human race.

The landscapist lives in silence.

Leaders believe that falling is not failing, but refusal to rise up after falling is the real form of failure!

This is an addictive pastime. You take no real risk, touch the world, and it responds. Repeat.

In countries where there is a mild climate, less effort is expended on the struggle with nature and man is kinder and more gentle.

Dear God, woman,"said Will. "Are there any questions you don't want to know the answer to?

Lawyers do not mix with diplomacy.

But as important as the job to be done by government in the neighborhoods, the people must also be involved.

I'm angry when we have to use state dollars to fill holes in our low-income heating assistance program because there isn't enough support from Washington.

At best, Trumpism will be a more right-wing version of the same old Republican Party.

I'm a pantser. I try to plot. I always try to plot. I end up with a few paragraphs that basically outline the gist of the story.But I never get much beyond that. I get too impatient to write.

There are a lot of people who write very intensely about things they do not and cannot do.