It is after you have lost your teeth that you can afford to buy steaks.
Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.
The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion; it is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion.
The pain passes, but the beauty remains.
I consider that women who are authors, lawyers, and politicians are monsters.
A painter who has the feel of breasts and buttocks is saved.