“You should indeed have longer tarried By the roadside before you married.” Quote by Walter Savage Landor Book:Poems
“Does being born into a Christian family make one a Christian? No! God has no grandchildren.” DoeChristianBornChristianityGrandchildrenChristian Family Author:Corrie Ten Boom
“One must always be careful not to let one's work be covered with moss.” CarefulCoveredBe CarefulMoss Author:Marc Chagall
“Neither Imperial Russia, nor the Russia of the Soviets needs me. They don't understand me. I am a stranger to them. I'm certain Rembrandt loves me.” NeedsCertainStrangerRussiaUnderstand Me Book:My life Source: My life
“But perhaps my art is the art of a lunatic, I thought, mere glittering quicksilver, a blue soul breaking in upon my pictures.” ArtSoulDoubtArt IsBlueMereLunatic Author:Marc Chagall
“The most authentic Russian Impressionism leaves one perplexed if one compares it with Monet and Pissarro. Here, in the Louvre, before the canvases of Manet, Millet and others, I understood why my alliance with Russia and Russian art did not take root.” IfsArtUnderstoodRootsRussiaCompareAlliancesPerplexedImpressionismLouvreMonet Author:Marc Chagall
“The stars were my best friends. The air was full of legends and phantoms, full of mythical and fair-tale creatures, which suddenly flew away over the roof, so that one was at one with the firmament.” StarsMagicAirCreaturesTalesFairyLegendsFairy TaleRoofMy Best FriendFlewPhantomsFirmament Author:Marc Chagall
“The habit of ignoring Nature is deeply implanted in our times. This attitude reminds me of people who never look you in the eye; I find them disturbing and always have to look away.” PeopleLooksEyeNatureAttitudeHabitOur TimeDisturbing Book:Marc Chagall: 1887-1985 Source: Marc Chagall: 1887-1985
“In my youth, poverty enriched me, but now I can afford wealth.” I CanWealthPovertyYouthAdversityProsperity Author:Marc Chagall
“Changes in societal structure and in art would possess more credibility if they had their origins in the soul and spirit. If people read the words of the prophets with closer attention, they would find the keys to life.” PeopleIfsArtSoulSpiritReligionAttentionKeysStructureProphetCredibility Author:Marc Chagall