“Within 18 months of my parents' marriage in 1900, my mother fell in love with an Englishman who would have described himself as a gentleman but who was, in fact, nothing more than a devious adventurer.” FactsMotherParentMonthsGentlemanEnglishmenAdventurerDeviousParents Marriage Author:Paul Mellon
“Preliminary drawings or sketches in oil or pastel often have an immediacy and emotional appeal far greater than the final canvas.” GreaterEmotionalFinalsOilDrawingAppealsCanvasImmediacyPastelEmotional Appeal Author:Paul Mellon
“College isn't the only answer. Reading is a college that you can and should attend all your life.” ShouldReadingAnswersCollege Author:Paul Mellon
“When you give away large sums of money, you can cause as much damage as you may do good.” GivingMayCausesDamage Author:Paul Mellon
“There is no intellectual or emotional substitute for the authentic, the original, the unique masterpiece.” EmotionalUniqueIntellectualOriginalsSubstitutesMasterpiece Author:Paul Mellon
“The horse is an archetypal symbol which will always find ways to stir up deep and moving ancestral memories in every human being.” WayHumansMovingMemoriesHuman BeingsHorseSymbols Author:Paul Mellon
