No artist is normal. Who happen to be normal cannot be an artist.

Savoir souffrir sans se plaindre, ça c'est la seule chose pratique, c'est la grande science, la leçon à apprendre, la solution du problème de la vie.[Knowing how to suffer without complaining is the only practical thing, it's the great science, the lesson to learn, the solution to the problem of life.]

All artists are crackpots. And it's their finest feature.

An artist would not rise above the mediocrity if he condemns it.

There is no thrill of mortal danger to surpass that of a lone man trying to create something that never existed before.

Life's not so bad after all. There are not only poison but also antidotes.

Reading is a stouthearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness.