“It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.”

“In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people.”

“I don't think about art when I'm working. I try to think about life.”

“Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.”

“All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul.”

“Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.”

“Things are beautiful if you love them.”

“Teachers believe they have a gift for giving it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a market or a building.”

“Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time.”