I do not think my painting has ever been revolutionary. It was not directed against any kind of painting. I have never wanted to prove that I was right and someone else wrong.

Truth exists; only lies are invented.

Thanks to the oval I have discovered the meaning of the horizontal and the vertical.

There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain.

Art is a wound turned into light.

The painter thinks in terms of form and color. The goal is not to be concerned with the reconstitution of an anecdotal fact, but with constitution of a pictorial fact.

The painting is finished when the idea has disappeared.

Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry.

A painting without something disturbing in it – what's that?.

Art is polymorphic. A picture appears to each onlooker under a different guise.

If we had never met Picasso, would Cubism have been what it is? I think not. The meeting with Picasso was a circumstance in our lives.

When man was created it was not for this purposeTo become taken over and be utterly worthless

Hold tenderly that which you cherish, for it is precious and a tight grip may crush it. Do not let the fear of dropping it cause you to hold it too tightly: the chances are, it's holding you, too.

I set up stations, buy a big vat of chili, and then guests do what they want to do - and I still get to party.

I don't think it matters what school you go to, but I think it's important for parents to be involved. And to know that when school stops, learning continues, and to continue teaching at home.

I hate prescription drugs! They don't tell you everything that is in them.

At least being prosperous set one apart in England; here it guaranteed nothing, not even taste.

I live in London and I am a British subject, although I do write in Spanish, of course

I'm the kind of person who always wants more.

I stare at him coldly. "I do not care for needlework." I pause. "Unless it involves the base of the skull.

The great effect of friendship is beneficence, yet by the first act of uncommon kindness it is endangered.