Here In New England, The Character Is

When I Go To Farms Or Little Towns, I Am Always Surprised At The Discontent I Find. And New York, Too Often, Has Looked Across The Sea Toward Europe. And All Of Us Who Turn Our Eyes Away From What We Have Are Missing Life.

Everyone In Those Days Expected That Art Students Were Wild, Licentious Characters. We Didn't Know How To Be, But We Sure Were Anxious To Learn.

It Wouldn't Be Right For Me To Clown Around When I'm Painting A President.

If There Was Sadness In This Creative World Of Mine, It Was A Pleasant Sadness. If There Were Problems, They Were Humorous Problems.

Right From The Beginning, I Always Strived To Capture Everything I Saw As Completely As Possible.