“The world is, of course, nothing but our conception of it.”

“You are right to demand that an author be conscious of what he is doing, but you are confusing two concepts: solving the problem and correctly formulating the problem. Only the latter is required of the artist.”

“Anyone who says the artist's field is all answers and no questions has never done any writing or had any dealings with imagery...You are confusing two concepts: answering the questions and formulating them correctly. Only the latter is required of an author.”

“Nothing can be accomplished by logic and ethics.”

“There is nothing new in art except talent.”

“In all the universe nothing remains permanent and unchanged but the spirit.”

“Once a man gets a fixed idea, there's nothing to be done.”