“Art is not a thing. It is a way.”

“The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim.”

“Lying, the telling of beautiful untrue things, is the proper aim of Art.”

“Paradox though it may seem - and paradoxes are always dangerous things - it is none the less true that Life imitates art far more than Art imitates life.”

“Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious.”

“The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless.”

“Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital.When critics disagree the artist is in accord with himself.We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.All art is quite useless.”