Auguste Rodin — "I have never ceased to be a student."

"Why then should I clothe him to make him look ridiculous in the foolish masculine fashions of his time? There is nothing more banal than these statues of recent notabilities, to be seen in every big c…"

"I'm a worker who enjoys the basest of tasks. These rough hands that now work the block also mix the plaster."

"My dear Rose. Today I was thinking about you. If I were alone, I would write you a long letter. I was in the village, I felt good, I enjoyed the clean air and beautiful weather, but my soul yearned fo…"

"People say I think too much about women, yet, after all what is there more important to think about?"

"I showed her where she would find gold, but the gold she found is all hers."