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

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

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

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

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

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

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.