With art criticism it's difficult to discuss beauty, to assess it, because there's always the possibility that we're insane.

It's my duty to sell the ideas. But there's always a question when it comes to beauty.

Artists are expected to talk about their work but writers aren't expected to talk about their writing.

Beauty is a physiological reaction. Beauty is not an object.

There's a double standard between writers and readers. Readers can be unfaithful to writers anytime they like, but writers must never ever be unfaithful to the readers.

Art is always subject to change in a moment by somebody who's strong enough to shed new light on it.

There is an ineffable but fatal difference in attitude between people behaving naturally and people behaving naturally for a camera.