Part of the strength of Pollock and Rothko's art, in fact, is this doubt as to whether art may be there at all.
John AshberyI listen to music a great deal. In a way, it's trying to express things that can't be expressed in words. That's something that interests me, too. Even though I use words to express myself, I am trying to, it seems to me, get beyond that.
John AshberyI don't want to read what is going to slide down easily; there has to be some crunch, a certain amount of resilience.
John Ashbery