“All we have, it seems to me, is the beauty of art and nature and life, and the love which that beauty inspires.”

“The beauty of nature has been one of the great inspirations in my life.”

“Nature alone can lead to the understanding of art, just as art brings us back to nature with greater awarness. It is the source of all beauty, since it is the source of all life. ”

“I wonder if it matters that what they have aimed at is illusion. Their lives are in themselves beautiful. I have an idea that the only thing which makes it possible to regard this world we live in without disgust is the beauty which now and then men create out of the chaos. The pictures they paint, the music they compose, the books they write, and the lives they lead. Of all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life. That is the perfect work of art.”

“All kinds of beauty do not inspire love; there is a kind which only pleases the sight, but does not captivate the affections.”

“Among the many answers I have found, I believe love is the most beautiful and simple art that reflects the beauty of life.”