No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
Oscar Wilde
No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.
Theodore Bikel
Not everybody trusts paintings but people believe photographs.
Ansel Adams
Of all lies, art is the least untrue.
Gustave Flaubert
Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top.
Joan Rivers
Painting is an infinitely minute part of my personality.
Salvador Dali
Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.
Edgar Degas