“Art is not life, and life is not art; but the beauty and horror of the human condition exists between the two.”

“Rules kill art.”

“A true artist willingly removes their heart, allows constructive criticism to stomp it, then puts it back--bruised and aching--to continue improving due to the all-consuming obsessive love for their art.”

“Money doesn't bring you happiness, it brings you the freedom to find it.”

“A true artist removes his heart willingly, allows constructive criticism to stomp it, then puts it back—bruised and aching—as he continues to strive for excellence due to the all-consuming obsession and love for his art.”

“Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness. The work of ameliorating the conditions of life -- the true civilizing process that makes life more and more secure -- had gone steadily on to a climax... And the harvest was what I saw.”

“This has ever been the fate of energy in security; it takes to art and to eroticism, and then comes languor and decay.”