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
fall character personality
Everyone has their own personality, its own character, and if he respects that, everything would finally fall over for good only.
reading people joy
Reading has always been the largest and most irreplaceable pleasure for Vincent; reading about other people's successes and failures, joys and sufferings seemed to bury his own failures.
artist vans
I will be an artist. I am sure I will. [Vincent Van Gogh]
sweet iron people
From the biography of Freud, by Irving Stone, said by Freud's fiance after he teased her for being sweet, "Beware of truly sweet people. They have will of iron.
religious art believe
We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only good and bad art.
heart thinking artist
I cannot draw a human figure if I don't know the order of his bones, muscles or tendons. Same is that I cannot draw a human face if I don't know what's going on his mind and heart. In order to paint life one must understand not only anatomy, but what people feel and think about the world they live in. The painter who knows his own craft and nothing else will turn out to be a very superficial artist.
trying depth endeavor
To try to understand another human being, to grapple for his ultimate depths, that is the most dangerous of human endeavors.
artist painful form
He had been standing still; for an artist, one of the more painful forms of death.
life beautiful art
Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.
men painting
A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.
inspirational love-is people
Story writers say that love is concerned only with young people, and the excitement and glamour of romance end at the altar. How blind they are. The best romance is inside marriage; the finest love stories come after the wedding, not before.
book mental-illness cures
I do not know a better cure for mental illness than a book.
flames waiting soul
Our secret thoughts - do they ever show up? The small flame of our soul can be burning hot, but no one comes to its warmth. Passersby see only a small whiff going through the chimney. Don't we need to take care of that flame, cherish it and patiently wait until someone will come and sit at it, do we?
artist would-be miserable
One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.