Quotations

"I don't want dead paint, so I test many of my works by studying them in a dark room at twilight or even after dark to check the luminosity. If the darker forms still have resonance and luminosity, I know the painting's working."

— Will Barnet, American artist, born 1911

"Sensuality, wanting a religion, invented Love."

— Natalie Barney, American poet, born 1876

"Lovers should also have their days off."

— Natalie Barney, American poet, born 1876

"Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth."

— Natalie Barney, American poet, born 1876

"Like all religions, love has more believers than practitioners."

— Natalie Barney, American poet, born 1876

"With renunciation life begins."

— Natalie Barney, American poet, born 1876

"I am not a bibliophile but a humanophile: I look for rare human beings."

— Natalie Barney, American poet, born 1876

"Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung."

— P. T. Barnum, American showman, born 1810

"There’s no such thing as bad publicity."

— P. T. Barnum, American showman, born 1810

"Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd."

— P. T. Barnum, American showman, born 1810

"There is no greater picture than that of 10,000 smiling children. No brighter music than their clear-ringing laughter. That I, with my small amusements, have created such precious art is my life's proudest achievement."

— P. T. Barnum, American showman, born 1810

"To forgive heals the wound, to forget heals the scar."

— P. T. Barnum, American showman, born 1810

"The noblest art, is that of making others happy."

— P. T. Barnum, American showman, born 1810

"Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian."

— Shari Barr, American author