In love, the one who runs away is the winner.

An artist who wants to transpose a composition onto a larger canvas must conceive it over again in order to preserve its expression; he must alter its character and not just fill in the squares into which he has divided his canvas.

To look at something as though we had never seen it before requires great courage.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

If my story were ever to be written truthfully from start to finish, it would amaze everyone.

Truth and reality in art do not arise until you no longer understand what you are doing and are capable of but nevertheless sense a power that grows in proportion to your resistance.

The artist begins with a vision - a creative operation requiring effort. Creativity takes courage.