Nature does not create works of art. It is we, and the faculty of interpretation peculiar to the human mind, that see art.
One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy.
An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization.
I never knew what I was doing until I was done.
The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers.
If I'd had the nerve, I'd have become a thief or a gangster, but since I didn't, I became a photographer.