“It is only an auctioneer who should admire all schools of art.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“Most people live for love and admiration. But it is by love and admiration that we should live.”

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

“One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.”