“ 'I saw the light of your room through the bottom of the door,' said vice-admiral, 'the watchman told me he had seen you in the yard four o'clock in the morning. How many hours per day do you work?'… — 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
The brooding is better than the joy because even if the heart fills with happiness, it still mourns. — Irving Stone Copy Share
“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
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
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
“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
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
Do not call yourself old. A man is as old as the creative force within him. — Irving Stone Copy Share
“Art should be linked to abstract things - color, line, tone. It is not an instrument to improve social conditions and chase ugliness. Painting… — Irving Stone Copy Share
His mind was like a soup dish, wide and shallow; it could hold a small amount of nearly anything, but the slightest jarring spilled… — Irving Stone Copy Share
