Look at life with the eyes of a child.

The development of the national spirit in its present form leads into blind alleys. Some condition must be found which preserves the life of the nation, but rules out the fatal rivalry among nations.

When Michelangelo was an old man, he drew himself sitting in a child's pushcart.

Bisexuality is almost a necessary factor in artistic production; at any rate, the tinge of masculinity within me helped me in my work.

To this day I do not know whether the power which has inspired my works is something related to religion, or is indeed religion itself.

It is my duty to voice the sufferings of humankind, the never-ending sufferings heaped mountain high. This is my task, but it is not an easy one to fulfill.

Every war carries within it the war which will answer it. Every war is answered by a new war, until everything, everything is smashed.