Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, October 8, 1914

Wonderful mellow October days.  

Keller is most natural.  Yesterday while criticizing me he turned his head suddenly and asked “Is there a dirty spot on my nose?”

A short talk with Wilcox yesterday.  When I told him I thought modelling would do me more good than costume design he said it depended on what I wanted to be.  An illustrator? he asked.  “Not ultimately” I said “I want to paint -.” “Oh” he said “you want to be an artist.  You’re crazy too like some of the rest of us?”  It did me more good than anything I have had yet since I came up.

Charles E. Burchfield,Journals,October 8, 1914