Art is either a plagiarist or a revolutionist.

I have always wanted a mistress who was fat, and I have never found one. To make a fool of me, they are always pregnant.

Many excellent cooks are spoilt by going into the arts.

A bit of advice, don't copy nature too closely. Art is an abstraction; as you dream amid nature, extrapolate art from it, and concentrate on what you will create as a result.

Civilization is paralysis.

A critic in my house sees some paintings. Greatly perturbed, he asks for my drawings. My drawings? Never! They are my letters, my secrets.

Let everything about you breathe the calm and peace of the soul.