“There are quite enough unpleasant things in life without the need to manufacture more.”
“To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are too many unpleasant things in life as it is without creating still more of them.”
“To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time.”
“Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.”
“Curious learning not only makes unpleasant things less unpleasant but also makes pleasant things more pleasant.”
“There is quite enough sorrow and shame and suffering and baseness in real life, and there is no need for meeting it unnecessarily in fiction.”