An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

Thurber did not write the way a surgeon operates, he wrote the way a child skips rope, the way a read more

Thurber did not write the way a surgeon operates, he wrote the way a child skips rope, the way a mouse waltzes.

Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.

Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.

The first mistake of Art is to assume that it's serious.

The first mistake of Art is to assume that it's serious.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the dark place where it leads.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the dark place where it leads.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.

I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt read more

I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt like de Kooning, who was asked to comment on a certain abstract painting, and answered in the negative. He was then told it was the work of a celebrated monkey. 'That's different. For a monkey, it's terrific.' - "London Magazine", March, 1967.

Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.

Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery.