“My art is the result of a deeply personal, infinitely complex, and still essentially mysterious, exploration of experience. No words will ever touch it.”

“The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, but to set a limit to infinite error.”

“Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.”

“All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.”

“Art is not a mirror held up to realitybut a hammer with which to shape it.”

“When the waters poured into Atlantis, the rich men still screamed for their slaves.”

“Write me what you're wearing! Is it warm? Write me how you lie! Do you lie there softly? Write me how you look! Is it still the same? Write me what you're missing! Is it my arm? Write me how you are! Have you been spared? Write me what they're doing! Do you have enough courage? Write me what you're doing! Is it good? Write me, who are you thinking of? Is it me? Freely, I've given you only my questions. And I hear the answers, how they fall. When you're tired, I can't carry it for you. If you're hungry, I have nothing for you to eat. And so now I leave the world No longer there, as if I've forgotten you.”