“ The world is corrupt, and the way for me to make it better is not by writing letters, but joining my efforts with those of others to produce a work of beauty. H.S. Ede
“ Now that I have definitely begun to live I find myself more and more convinced that civilization with its trappings and artificialities is not so good as nature. H.S. Ede
“ A great artist is conscious of the talent and the power he possesses, otherwise he would not see his faults, and so would not be able to improve. H.S. Ede
“ The greatest masters have only made single statues, groups are always inferior; that is why Carpeaux, big though he was, is less so than Rodin, for he never knew how to make single statues. He did not… H.S. Ede
