All good art is in the nature of a letter written to amuse a sick friend. Too much art, particularly in our time, is only a letter written to oneself.

A poet can write about a man slaying a dragon, but not about a man pushing a button that releases a bomb.

A dead man who never caused others to die seldom rates a statue.

It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.

Whatever you do, good or bad, people will always have something negative to say

Of all possible subjects, travel is the most difficult for an artist, as it is the easiest for a journalist.

If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving be me.