No thought is born in me that does not bear the image of death.
Beauty is the purgation of superfluities.
Good painting is the kind that looks like sculpture.
The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one's self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course.
I am still learning. (at age 87)
The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.