Art is amoral; so is life. For me there are no obscene pictures or books; there are only poorly conceived and poorly executed ones.

We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only good and bad art.

Reading is a stouthearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness.

Listen, my friend, all forms that exist in God's universe can be found in the human figure. A man's body and face can tell everything he represents. So how could I ever exhaust my interest in it?

Art is amoral; so is life. For me there are no obscene pictures or books; there are only poorly conceived and poorly executed ones.

You cannot be the good all the time — sometimes it is necessary to get angry. [Vincent Van Gogh]

No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him.