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

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

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

Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.

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

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.