“An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.”

James Whistler

“The rare few, who, early in life have rid themselves of the friendship of the many.”

James Whistler

“I can't tell you if genius is hereditary, because heaven has granted me no offspring.”

James Whistler

“To say to the painter that Nature is to be taken as she is, is to say to the player that he may sit on the piano.”

James Whistler