"Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence." ― Henri Matisse Topic(s): Art More From Henri Matisse "He who loves, flies, runs, and rejoices; he is free and nothing holds him back." "I don’t paint things. I only paint the difference between things." "What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter – a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue." More In Art "For me, pointing and clicking my phone is absolutely fine. People say that isn’t the art of photography but I don’t agree."― Annie Lennox "If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don’t write, because our culture has no use for it."― Anais Nin "Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury."― Martha Beck