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He has no talent at all, that boy! You, who are his friend, tell him, please, to give up painting.—-- Manet to Monet, on Renoir---Edouard Manet
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There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.Edouard Manet
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The country has charms only for those not obliged to stay there.Edouard Manet
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It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more.Edouard Manet
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I would kiss you, had I the courage.Edouard Manet
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You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.Edouard Manet