Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

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

It is through art, and through art only, that we can realise our perfection.

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

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.

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

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

The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing.

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.