Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Every human life had its pattern that had to be worked out slowly to its ultimate conclusion. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
The real artist while he paints does not think of the sale, only of the need to make a beautiful living thing. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
“It's not macho to read? Nonsense. Reading is a stouthearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-itness. It is also, in my experience, one… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Reading is a stout-hearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness. It is also, in my experience, one of the most thrilling and enduring… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
“Because it will make a real artist of you. The more you suffer, the more grateful you ought to be. An empty… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
“From this vantage point he came to a realization that everything that had happened to him before this had been a journey… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
“The fields that push up the corn, and the water that rushes down the ravine, the juice of the grape, and the… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Life's not so bad after all. There are not only poison but also antidotes. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Art is amoral; so is life. For me there are no obscene pictures or books; there are only poorly conceived and poorly… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Savoir souffrir sans se plaindre, ça c'est la seule chose pratique, c'est la grande science, la leçon à apprendre, la solution du… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
“As he went about to the other workrooms he realised that every painting was a self-portrait even when it was a still… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
You cannot be the good all the time — sometimes it is necessary to get angry. [Vincent Van Gogh] — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
The brooding is better than the joy because even if the heart fills with happiness, it still mourns. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
“From this vantage point he came to a realization that everything that had happened to him before this had been a journey upward through… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Listen, my friend, all forms that exist in God's universe can be found in the human figure. A man's body and face can tell… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
You cannot be firmly certain about anything. You can only have enough courage and strength to do what you consider to be right. Maybe… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
“The fields that push up the corn, and the water that rushes down the ravine, the juice of the grape, and the life of… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Reading is a stout-hearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness. It is also, in my experience, one of the most thrilling and enduring delights of… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Do not call yourself old. A man is as old as the creative force within him. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
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