The truth about a man lies first and foremost in what he hides.

Every great masterpiece is a purification of the world.

Every creation is, at its root, the struggle between potential form and imitated form.

An art book is a museum without walls.

Genius is not perfected, it is deepened. It does not so much interpret the world as fertilize itself with it.

Some pictures are in the gallery because they belong to humanity and others because they belong to the United States.

Be careful -- with quotations, you can damn anything.