Black is the queen of colours.

The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms, Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him.

Where did I learn to understand sculpture? In the woods by looking at the trees, along roads by observing the formation of clouds, in the studio by studying the model, everywhere except in the schools.

Nobody does good to men with impunity.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

Art is the pleasure of a spirit that enters nature and discovers that it too has a soul.

Mystery is like a kind of atmosphere which bathes the greatest works of the masters.