Balthus The Guitar Quotes & Sayings

Very conscious of the fact that an effort was being made to destroy my mind, because I was deprived of books, deprived of any means of writing, deprived of human companionship. You never know how much you need it until you're deprived of it. — Wole Soyinka

We all know that each day that dawns is the first for some and will be the last for others, and that for most people it will be just another day. — Jose Saramago

When you're following your dreams, you quickly learn who wants you to succeed and who desires to see you fail. Pay attention and stay focused on what's important. — Delano Johnson

My art is representational by choice ... if the art of painting is to survive, it must describe and express people, their lives and times. It must communicate. — Rainer Maria Rilke

Between the two poles of whole-truth and half-truth is slung the chancy hammock in which we all rock. — Shana Alexander

Sam: Do you always say exactly what you're thinking?
AJ: I try to. I like to know where I stand with people, and I figure I owe them the same courtesy. I mean, I'm never rude or hurtful about it, but I don't see any reason to be fake. That's a lot of work — Tamara Ireland Stone

If you throw your grain into the sea it will come back to you — Thabiso Monkoe