“The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is.”

“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.”

“The counterfeit and counterpart of Nature is reproduced in art.”

“Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools cannot recognize.”

“Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.”