Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.

The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends.

I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.

The composer opens the cage door for arithmetic, the draftsman gives geometry its freedom.

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.

Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.

Empty baggage of the past, travel light in the Light!

I wish social disparity has long gone, people can be genuine, and news can be fact-based and error-free.

Death is a very important part of life.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

I'm an amateur, so I read what's interesting to me.

I don't celebrate birthdays much, except for decade-wise. It's not a really big thing.

As we advance in life the circle of our pains enlarges, while that of our pleasures contracts.

Something taken off the page can sound great, I guess. Usually it doesn't. It seems like lately Pitchfork is trying to champion lyric writers more.

A fantabulous night to make romance.

I have frequently stated that I regard chess as an art form, where creativity prevails over other factors.