What might be taken for a precocious genius is the genius of childhood. When the child grows up, it disappears without a trace. It may happen that this boy will become a real painter some day, or even a great painter. But then he will have to begin everything again, from zero.

Inspiration exists, but you have to find it working.

Anything new, anything worth doing, can't be recognized.

Lord, protect me from what I want!

Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.

When art critics get together they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine.

Everyone wants to understand art. Why not try to understand the song of a bird? ...people who try to explain pictures are usually barking up the wrong tree.