Abstraction means getting away from a visual interpretation but nearer to an emotional one.

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

The important thing is somehow to begin.

There is a right physical size for every idea.

I find in all the artists that I admire most a disturbing element, a distortion, giving evidence of a struggle . . . . In great art, this conflict is hidden, it is unresolved. All that is bursting with energy is disturbing - not perfect.

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.

You must always be open to your luck. You cannot force it, but you can recognize it.