A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light. – Leonardo da Vinci
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth. – Pablo Picasso
You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star. – Friedrich Nietzsche
Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something. – Rainbow Rowell
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious – the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. – Albert Einstein
It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done. – Vincent van Gogh
Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you. – Chuck Klosterman
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. – George Bernard Shaw
Everything you can imagine is real. – Pablo Picasso
