“Life is very nice, but it has no shape. The object of art is actually to give it some ..." Jean Anouilh, The Rehearsal”

“What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is related only to objects and not to individuals, or to life. That art is something which is specialized or which is done by experts who are artists. But couldn't everyone's life become a work of art? Why should the lamp or the house be an art object, but not our life?”

“I like shape very much. A novel has to have shape, and life doesn't have any. ”

“Afterward, there was some debate as to whether we'd actually "done it properly," which gives you some idea of the awesome skill and artful dexterity of my lovemaking technique.”

“Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life's blood. But everyone has something to give.”

“Art indeed may not change anything, and yet on some very basic level, life is insupportable without it.”