Quotes

A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear it and see it.  Michelangelo Buonarroti Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.  Aristophanes I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.  Pablo Picasso Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.  Pablo Picasso Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.  Pablo Picasso All sorrows are less with bread.  Miguel de Cervantes Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.  Paulo Coelho There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.  Martin Scorsese Every man has his folly, but the greatest folly of all, in my view, is not to have one.  Nikos Kazantsakis. I never met another man I'd rather be. And even if that's a delusion, it's a lucky one.  Charles Bukowski. I've been riding on the crest of a slump lately.  Tom Waits If there were a little more silence, if we all kept quiet... maybe we could understand something. Federico Fellini Either give me more wine or leave me alone.  Rumi What's the point?  Ed Marino Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.  Stella Adler Art is indeed not the bread but the wine of life.  John Paul Richter A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.  Friedrich Nietzsche When men stop believing in God, it isn't that they then believe in nothing:  they believe in everything.  Umberto Eco "... the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn,  or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like a fabulous yellow roman candle exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue center light pop and everybody goes 'Awww!'..."  Jack Kerouac Art is when you hear a knocking from your soul– and you answer.  Terri Guillemets I hate people who are not serious about their meals.  Oscar Wilde