Good quotes, Don. I especially like #3 and 4.

Ah, Rod Serling. I think that the first quote is from the Twilight Zone. I loved that show. My favorite and most memorable episode was the one where the little man was in the bank vault sneaking a few minutes reading when the atomic blast comes and destroys all life except him. He comes out of the vault and walks by the ruined library where he starts collecting books. The climax came when he stumbled and broke his glasses and thereby couldn't indulge in reading the books he had collected. Being a reader, I could seriously feel his pain.

My ISP was really wonky this morning., likely because of the weather, it's been raining every day and we are getting either moldy or rusty. Nature either does drought or a lot of rain, she's excessive. I like the quotes, can't take a stand on all of them, he speaks as a professional of the tricks of the trade, but he shows common sense and really is dedicated to the work.

There are always flowers for those who want to see them. Henri Matisse Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us. Henri Matisse What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. Henri Matisse Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence. Henri Matisse An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc. Henri Matisse He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back. Henri Matisse With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft. Henri Matisse Creativity takes courage. - Henri Matisse Creativity takes courage. Henri Matisse There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted. Henri Matisse It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else. Henri Matisse Exactitude is not truth. Henri Matisse I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things. Henri Matisse It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression. Henri Matisse I do not literally paint that table, but the emotion it produces upon me. Henri Matisse An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to express himself in his own language. Henri Matisse Impressionism is the newspaper of the soul. Henri Matisse Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is. Henri Matisse You study, you learn, but you guard the original naivete. It has to be within you, as desire for drink is within the drunkard or love is within the lover. Henri Matisse A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light. Henri Matisse I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish. Henri Matisse I have been no more than a medium, as it were. Henri Matisse In love, the one who runs away is the winner. Henri Matisse Work cures everything. Henri Matisse My curves are not crazy. Henri Matisse Jazz is rhythm and meaning. Henri Matisse I'm growing old, I delight in the past. Henri Matisse Biography Nationality: French Type: Artist Born: December 31, 1869 Died: November 3, 1954