Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.

Henri Matisse
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  2. You see the first thing we love is a scene. For love at first sight requires the very sign of its suddenness; and of all things, it is the scene which seems to be seen best for the first time: a curtain parts and what... - Roland Barthes

  3. When you're having what you feel like is a "bad day" and then someone comes along out of nowhere and extends to you the simplest of kind gestures, you feel it so deeply within your heart. - Miya Yamanouchi

  4. A fleeting moment can become an eternity. From a past encounter everything may disappear in the dungeon of forgetfulness. A few furtive flashes or innocent twinkles can survive, though. Some immaterial details may remain marked in our memory, forever. A significant look, a salient colour... - Erik Pevernagie

  5. An introvert talks more than an extrovert because when the mouth is closed, the mind is opened. - Michael Bassey Johnson

More Quotes By Henri Matisse
  1. I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some kind of a Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.

  2. Creativity takes courage.

  3. You must forget all your theories, all your ideas before the subject. What part of these is really your own will be expressed in your expression of the emotion awakened in you by the subject.

  4. Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while working.

  5. To look at something as though we had never seen it before requires great courage.

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