All important things in art have always originated from the deepest feeling about the mystery of Being.

The stronger and more intense my desire becomes to capture and record that which is unsayable, the more tightly my mouth stays shut.

The greatest mystery of all is reality.

What are you? What am I? Those are the questions that constantly persecute and torment me and perhaps also play some part in my art.

What matters is real love for things of the world outside us and for the deep secrets within us.

All important things in art have always originated from the deepest feeling about the mystery of Being.

The important thing is first of all to have a real love for the visible world that lies outside ourselves as well as to know the deep secret of what goes on within ourselves.