It is not only species of animal that die out, but whole species of feeling. And if you are wise you will never pity the past for what it did not kno… - John Fowles

If you are wise, you will never pity the past for what it did not know, but pity yourself for what it did.

I know what I am to him. A butterfly he has always wanted to catch. I remember (the very first time I met him) G.P. saying that collectors were the worst animals of all. He meant art collectors, of course. I didn’t really understand, I thought he was just trying to shock Caroline — and me. But of course, he is right. They’re anti-life, anti-art, anti-everything.

But however good you get at translating personality into line or paint it's no go if your personality isn't worth translating.

All good science is art. And all good art is science.