There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.
- Edouard Manet
Nature, Against, Another, Colour
The attacks of which I have been the object have broken the spring of life in me... People don't realize what it feels like to be constantly insulted.
- Edouard Manet
Broken, Feels, Which, Object
You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.
- Edouard Manet
Canvas, Still, Figure, Hardly
Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.
- Edouard Manet
Me, Insults, Pouring, Hail
Color is a matter of taste and of sensitivity.
- Edouard Manet
Color, Matter, Taste, Sensitivity
There is only one true thing: instantly paint what you see. When you've got it, you've got it. When you haven't, you begin again. All the rest is humbug.
- Edouard Manet
Rest, Paint, Again, Begin
I would kiss you, had I the courage.
- Edouard Manet
You, Had, Would, Kiss
This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.
- Edouard Manet
Woman, She, Bad, Exceptional
It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more.
- Edouard Manet
Enough, More, Very, Craft
No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.
- Edouard Manet
Cares, Painter, Unless, Painting
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