The envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the greater the illusion (for themselves and for others) of their power.

A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist's own needs; a 'finished' statue or canvas is essentially a public, presented work - related far more directly to the demands of communication.

We live in a dominant culture of ceaseless Departure and Progress that has so far lasted two or three centuries.

The zoo cannot but disappoint.

Landscapes can be deceptive. Sometimes a landscape seems to be less a setting for the life of its inhabitants than a curtain behind which their struggles, achievements and accidents takes place. For those who are behind the curtain, landmarks are no longer only geographic but also biographical and personal

All weddings are similar, but every marriage is different.

The media network has its idols, but its principal idol is its own style which generates an aura of winning and leaves the rest in darkness. It recognizes neither pity nor pitilessness.