“When the artist finds himself he is lost. The fact that he has succeeded in never finding himself is regarded by Max Ernst as his only lasting achievement. ”

“And Loplop, bird superior, has transformed himself into flesh without flesh and will dwell among us...”

“Before he goes into the water, a diver cannot know what he will bring back.”

“The anarch's study of the history of the caesars has more of a theoretical significance for him - it offers a sampling of how far rulers can go. In practice, self-discipline is the only kind of rule that suits the anarch. He, too, can kill anyone (this is deeply immured in the crypt of his consciousness) and, above all, extinguish himself if he finds himself inadequate.”

“Art has nothing to do with taste. Art is not there to be tasted”

“The scientist has in common with the artist only this: that he can find no better retreat from the world than his work and no stronger link with the world than his work.”

“My paintings are not meant to be tasted.”