When we did Cubist paintings, our intention was not to produce Cubist paintings but to express what was within us. No one laid down a course of action for us, and our friends the poets followed our endeavour attentively but they never dictated it to us.
There's nothing worse than a brilliant beginning.
Without great solitude no serious work is possible.
Good taste is the enemy of creativity.
The older you get the stronger the wind gets - and it's always in your face.
It took me a lifetime.