An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. — Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, French artist
Art is never finished, only abandoned. — Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian polymath & painter
All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. — Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter
Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth. — Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter
I think there’s an artist hidden at the bottom of every single one of us. — Bob Ross, 1942-1995, American painter & TV personality
Art is what you can get away with. — Andy Warhol, 1928-1987, American artist
If the world were clear, art would not exist. — Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer, Nobel 1957
Art keeps one young, I think, because it keeps one perpetually a beginner, perpetually a child. — Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer
Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It's better that way. — Jules Verne, 1826-1905, French writer
The muses are ghosts, and sometimes they come uninvited. — Stephen King, 1947-, American author of horror & fantasy fiction
Art is a house that tries to be haunted. — Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886, American poet
You don't make art, you find it. — Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973, Spanish painter
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