“Truly, art is embedded in nature; he who can extract it, has it.”

“Nature holds the beautiful, for the artist who has the insight to extract it. Thus, beauty lies even in humble, perhaps ugly things, and the ideal, which bypasses or improves on nature, may not be truly beautiful in the end.”

“Geometry is the foundation of all painting.”

“Es ist uns nicht erlaubt uns fortzustehlen, mag uns ein Gott, mag uns ein Teufel quälen.”

“In Moskau hab ich einst ein Bild gesehn.Van Gogh, der Meister. Dunkler Quadern Bau.Ein Innenhof. Gefangne, grau in grau,die hoffnungslos in engen Kreisen gehen.Nun schau ich selber durch die GitterstäbeIn einen Hof, darin man Menschen treibtWie Herdenvieh, das noch zu hüten bleibt,bevor man ihm das Beil zu spüren gebe.Als Herrscher aller dieser grauen BahnenSteht einer draußen, den die Lust erfüllt, wenn andre leiden. Einer, der noch brüllt,wenn andre schweigend schon die Wandlung ahnen,die aus den Gräbern sprossend längst beginnt,bevor sie rot in rote Ströme rinnt.”

“There are many gateways. And we may need to master all of them in order to gain full access to who we truly are. Yet, there is a special one, which can allow progress to be easier. This is not truly a gateway, it is a natural opening, which is why it can be easily disregarded. It was there at all times, it has not been built, it is devoid of any decoration or signpost. This natural opening is ACCEPTANCE.”

“He who truly knows has no occasion to shout.”