“Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail.”

“Listen carefully to first criticisms made of your work. Note just what it is about your work that critics don't like - then cultivate it. That's the only part of your work that's individual and worth keeping.”

“The knack is art.”

“Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.”

“Art is science made clear.”

“An artist cannot speak about his art anymore than a plant can discuss horticulture.”

“Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.”