All Education Must Be Self-education.

I Am Always Sorry For The Puritan, For He Guided His Life Against Desire And Against Nature. He Found What He Thought Was Comfort, For He Believed The Spirit's Safety Was In Negation, But He Has Never Given The World One Minute's Joy Or Produced One Symbol Of The Beautiful Order Of Nature. He Sought Peace In Bondage And His Spirit Became A Prisoner.

Because We Are Saturated With Life, Because We Are Human, Our Strongest Motive Is Life, Humanity; And The Stronger The Motive Back Of The Line The Stronger, And Therefore More Beautiful, The Line Will Be.

Know What The Old Masters Did. Know How They Composed Their Pictures, But Do Not Fall Into The Conventions They Established. These Conventions Were Right For Them, And They Are Wonderful. They Made Their Language. You Make Yours. All The Past Can Help You.

Good Composition Is Like A Suspension Bridge - Each Line Adds Strength And Takes None Away.

Your Only Hope Of Satisfying Others Is In Satisfying Yourself. I Speak Of A Great Satisfaction, Not A Commercial Satisfaction.