Each thing we see hides something else we want to see.

People who look for symbolic meaning fail to grasp the inherent poetry and mystery of the images.

An object is not so attached to its name that we cannot find another one that would suit it better.

Only thought can resemble. It resembles by being what it sees, hears, or knows; it becomes what the world offers it.

The purpose of art is mystery.

To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, and being always on the lookout for what has never been.

I want nevertheless to add that for me the world is a defiance of common sense.