I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realizing it. He lent a friendship, took it from me, sent me another.
Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.
It is not inspiration; it is expiration.
Cultivate everything the critics hated in your first work - that's what makes you unique.
Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail.