Lord, protect me from what I want!

I am always making that what I am not capable, in an attempt to learn how to doing it.

The first half of life is learning to be an adult-the second half is learning to be a child.

Almost every evening, either I went to [Georges] Braque's studio or Braque came to mine. Each of us had to see what the other had done during the day. We criticized each other's work. A canvas wasn't finished unless both of us felt it was.

It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.

I always forbade everyone to clean my studios, dust them, not only for fear they would disturb my things, but especially because I always counted on the protection of dust. It's my ally. I always let it settle where it likes. It's like a layer of protection.

The only thing emanating from my pictures should be emotion.