"Is art really the priesthood that demands the pure in heart who belong to it wholly?" ― Paul Cezanne Topic(s): Art More From Paul Cezanne "We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature." "Painting from nature is not copying the object; it is realizing one’s sensations." "I must be more sensible and realize that at my age, illusions are hardly permitted and they will always destroy me." More In Art "Art saved me; it got me through my depression and self-loathing, back to a place of innocence."― Jeanette Winterson "Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don’t want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics, you wouldn’t have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social ‘yak yaks.’"― Temple Grandin "Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience."― Rebecca West