One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it. Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way.

If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.