I have nothing to hide in art. The initial force alone can bring anyone to the end he must attain.
My nervous system is enfeebled only work in oils can sustain me.
But the wicked passions of men's hearts alone seem strong enough to leave...
Few will have the greatness to bend history itself but each of us can work to change a small portion of events and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.