As an artist, I identify with Sandro Botticelli. We know him as the man who painted Primavera and The Birth Of Venus. The goddesses and ancient subje…

- Mary Pope Osborne

remember a feeling of excitement, of sudden inspiration, when I was visiting Giovanni Boccaccio's home in the walled village of Certaldo, outside of …

- Mary Pope Osborne

hough I was creative, I also liked math and science. At Knox College, I studied creative writing and earned a degree in chemistry, thinking I would a…

- Mary Pope Osborne

I have to keep facing the darkness. If I stand tall and face the thing I fear, I have a chance to conquer it. If I just keep dodging and hiding it wi…

- Mary Pope Osborne

Then everything was still. Absolutely still.

- Mary Pope Osborne

I think it might be nice if there was a Cosimo de' Medici around today, offering commissions to the poor, but talented artists.

- Mary Pope Osborne

I love teaching. It's a job that lasts forever. Whatever you teach children today travels with them far into the future.

- Mary Pope Osborne

I’m one of those very lucky people who absolutely love what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities, strengths, a…

- Mary Pope Osborne

Artists have to believe in the merit of their own work and persevere whether they receive public recognition or not, but it's ever so nice when someo…

- Mary Pope Osborne