“At the heart of all great art is an essential melancholy.”
“In my great melancholy, I loved life, for I love my melancholy.”
“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude. ”
“The art of reading and studying consists in remembering the essentials and forgetting what is not essential.”
“There is a melancholy that stems from greatness of mind.”
“Art is the suitcase of history, carrying the essentials. Art is the life buoy of history. Art is seed, art is memory, art is vaccine.”