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

“Art is the signature of civilizations.”

“An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.”

“The worse my drawings were, the more beautiful did the originals appear.”

“Every artist writes his own autobiography.”

“The man who has no imagination has no wings.”

“Art hurts. Art urges voyages – and it is easier to stay at home.”

“Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.”

“Interpretation is the revenge of the intellectual upon art.”

“I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.”

“Great artists have no country.”

“Be careful that you do not write or paint anything that is not your own, that you don’t know in your own soul.”

“A picture is a poem without words.”

“Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?”

“A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts.”