“The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.”

“We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art.”

“Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.”

“The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.”

“Progressive art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation.”