Discipline in art is a fundamental struggle to understand oneself, as much as to understand what one is drawing.

Between beauty of expression and power of expression there is a difference of function. The first aims at pleasing the senses, the second has a spiritual vitality which for me is more moving and goes deeper than the senses.

One never knows what each day is going to bring. The important thing is to be open and ready for it.

I think, what has this day brought me, and what have I given it?

There is a right physical size for every idea.

Discipline in art is a fundamental struggle to understand oneself, as much as to understand what one is drawing.

The secret of life is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to, something you bring everything to, every minute of the day for the rest of your life. And the most important thing is, it must be something you cannot possibly do.