If you hear a voice within you saying, “You are not a painter,” then by all means paint, boy, and that voice will be silenced.

Everything that truly makes us happy is quite simple: love, sex, and food!

There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

Admire as much as you can, most people don't admire enough.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

The transformation of the heart is a wondrous thing, no matter how you land there.