In A Tree There Is

I Am Interested In The Size Of Your Intention. It Is Better To Overstate The Important Than To Understate It.

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.

Get The Few Main Lines And See What Lines They Call Out.

A Mountain Seen In The Haze Of Distance Must Nevertheless Look A Solid Heavy Mountain.

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.