Arts, Francois-Auguste Rodin

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

- Francois-Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), when asked how he managed to make his remarkable statues

Night, Vincent van Gogh

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.

- Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)

Arts, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)