It's such an extraordinary supple medium that you never do quite know what paint will do.
Francis BaconMen fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the other.
Francis BaconA king that would not feel his crown too heavy for him, must wear it every day; but if he think it too light, he knoweth not of what metal it is made.
Francis BaconThe creative process is a cocktail of instinct, skill, culture and a highly creative feverishness. It is not like a drug; it is a particular state when everything happens very quickly, a mixture of consciousness and unconsciousness , of fear and pleasure; it's a little like making love, the physical act of love.
Francis Bacon