I am an artist... I am here to live out loud.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

I am little concerned with beauty or perfection. I don't care for the great centuries. All I care about is life, struggle, intensity.

It is not I who am strong, it is reason, it is truth.

Let us eat, drink and satisfy our coarse appetites, but let us keep our souls sacred and apart.

I am spending delightful afternoons in my garden, watching everything living around me. As I grow older, I feel everything departing, and I love everything with more passion.

The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men.