"What are we all chasing? Nella wonders. To live, of course. To be unbound from the invisible ropes that Johannes spoke of in his study. Or to be happy in them, at least."
- Jessie Burton
"A piece of art only succeeds when it's creator...possesses the belief that brings it into being"
"Like most artists, everything I produced was connected to who I was - and so I suffered according to how my work was received. The idea that anyone might be able to detach their personal value from th..."
"I’m doing the absolute opposite of giving myself away. As far as I’m concerned, I’ll be completely visible. If the painting sells, I’ll be in Paris, hanging on a wall. If anything, I’m being selfish. ..."
"You are a stone, thrown upon a lake. But the ripples you create will never make you still."
"This city is like no other city in the world. It is brilliant but it is bloated, and I've never called it home"
"The turnip cannot thrive in the tulips patch of soil."
"The rules of this house are written in water. I must either sink or swim."
"Because, Petronella - it's something in his soul. It's something in his soul and you can't get it out."
"All we can do if we're lucky is stich up the mistakes other people make."