Stupidity is always astounding, no matter how often one encounters it.

Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you.

A film is a petrified fountain of thought.

My method is simple: not to bother about poetry. It must come of its own accord. Merely whispering its name drives it away.

Picasso said that everything is a miracle, that it's a miracle that we don't dissolve in our baths.

Be a mere assistant to your unconscious. Do only half the work. The rest will do itself.

Continue reading Proust. His magnificent intelligence is particularly fond of describing stupidity. Which is ultimately exhausting.