This book contains the best quotes about Art. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. Scott Adams The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. Pablo Picasso This world is but a canvas to our imagination. Henry David Thoreau If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint, ' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. Vincent Van Gogh A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts. Joshua Reynolds Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love. Alfred Sisley