Canvas Quote by Philip Guston

You lose your grip, and then you slip into the Masterpiece.

— Leonard Cohen

When I stand before a canvas, I never know what I'll do, and I am the first one surprised at what comes out.

— Joan Miro

The harder we try to catch hold of the moment, to seize a pleasant sensation..., the more elusive it becomes... It is like trying…

— Alan Watts

The awkward moment when you realize you're chewing on a bowered pencil/pen

— Anonymous

It's similar to the way you feel cuddling an infant or a kitten, when you want to squeeze it so hard you'd kill it...

— Zoë Heller

The most beautiful moments always seemed to accelerate and slip beyond one's grasp just when you want to hold onto them for as long…

— Anonymous

When you are so close to something, it's like a bar of soap - if someone says hold on to it, the harder you…

— Alastair Cook

Something I tried to hold onto, to touch if only for a moment, but it slipped away from me like the air, like an…

— Nawal El Saadawi

Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip.

— Russell Crowe

I try to attach myself to things around me so that they don't slip away.

— Martha Ronk

When you're performing, you're creating a moment.

— Erykah Badu

For most people this is not a conscious process, it's an inner pull that takes place, that simply draws them there.

— Frederick Lenz