“ I believe...that to be very poor and very beautiful is most probably a moral failure more than an artistic success. Shakespeare would have done well in any generation because he would have refused to… Raymond Chandler
“ When I need some striking inspiration about deep depression for my new painting, I just need to go to check my bank account... Hiroko Sakai
“ The privilege of struggling artists is ... the life being buried in what we can't really afford of* what a gorgeous life!! Hiroko Sakai
