The artist is the only lover; he alone has the pure vision of beauty, and love is the vision of the soul when it is permitted to gaze upon immortal beauty.
So long as little children are allowed to suffer, there is no true love in this world.
Art is not necessary at all. All that is necessary to make this world a better place to live in is to love - to love as Christ loved, as Buddha loved.
I had discovered that love might be a pastime as well as a tragedy, and I gave myself to it with pagan innocence.