The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.

True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for.

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.

Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.

If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.