“Art is the outward integration inspired by the artist's inner disintegration.”
“Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.”
“Our hearts are not stones. A stone may disintegrate in time and lose its outward form. But hearts never disintegrate. They have no outward form, and whether good or evil, we can always communicate them to one another.”
“The main thing for inner contentment is to be in a state of grace. And there is an artistic state of grace, for art is a kind of religion.”
“The outward manifestations of an inner combustion are never very directed.”
“Without magic, there is no art. Without art, there is no idealism. Without idealism, there is no integrity. Without integrity, there is nothing but production.”