Irving Stone
Irving Stone
Irving Stonewas an American writer, chiefly known for his biographical novels of noted artists, politicians and intellectuals; among the best known are Lust for Life, about the life of Vincent van Gogh, and The Agony and the Ecstasy, about Michelangelo...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth14 July 1903
CountryUnited States of America
art book art-is
Art is amoral; so is life. For me there are no obscene pictures or books; there are only poorly conceived and poorly executed ones.
artist ideas hours
An artist without ideas is a mendicant; barren, he goes begging among the hours.
anger use fuel
It's freezing up here. What did you use to keep warm?" "Indignation," said Michelangelo. "Best fuel I know. Never burns out.
important done enough
You cannot be firmly certain about anything. You can only have enough courage and strength to do what you consider to be right. Maybe it turns out that was wrong, but still you would have done his, and it is most important.
artist
Nature always resists the artist at the beginning.
sometimes vans angry
You cannot be the good all the time — sometimes it is necessary to get angry. [Vincent Van Gogh]
men forgiving sometimes
Sometimes men are generous and forgiving, sometimes angry and blind.
easy vans hard
It's so easy to love. The only hard thing is to be loved. [Vincent Van Gogh]
loneliness kind prison
Loneliness is a kind of prison. [Vincent Van Gogh]
beautiful morning paris
The one who has not seen Paris in the morning does not know how beautiful it is.
poison antidote
Life's not so bad after all. There are not only poison but also antidotes.
painting someday louvre
Someday my paintings will be hanging in the Louvre. [Vincent Van Gogh]
pain without-pain no-love
There's no love without pain.
art people normal
Normal people do not create art.