“Making mistakes simply means you are learning faster.”

“To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.”

“If you won't be you...who will?”

“We're quiet for a moment. And then: 'Why did you call me Matt?''It seemed like a good idea at the time. Now that I know you, I realise I should have called that character Dick.'He laughs, and then the couch shakes. 'Honestly, Gabe, I forgot you could be this much fun.”

“I hear you've been with every Rephaite in a skirt.'Crap. Where did that come from?'Who told you that?' HIs smile shifts into something less amused. 'Daniel. Who else? The prick.''Is he a liar?'Rafa leans against the pale wall. 'I haven't been with everyone.''What about Taya?''Hell, no. I'm no monk, but I have standards.'I wonder what else Daniel was wrong about. 'What about me?'Rafa's teasing smile doesn't quite reach his eyes. 'You had standards too.”

“[Kandinsky] arrived, as they say, 'with snow on his boots', and it never really melted.”

“The typical English painting is narrative in character. The English are a nation of diarists.”