“She doesn't attend gallery openings or apear at art-world parties. "People need to see the work. It's more me than my physical presence.”

“She wanted children and considered having them a "privilege," but art also "was a privilege given to me and I had to pursue it.”

“It was just that i had the feeling that the art scene belonged to the men, and that I was in some way invading their domain. Therefore the work was hidden away." -Louise Bourgeois”

“When Louise worried bout something, it often turned up in her art.”

“Instead of tall and angular shapes regarded as masculine and aggressive, she now turned to soft, rounded forms identified as female or nurturing.”

“(How do you know a piece is finished?:) It's never finished. The subject is never exhausted. -Louise Bourgeois”

“My inspiration comes from the beauty of the past. That's where I am completely omnipotent. -Louise Bourgeois”