I was happy anywhere I could see the ocean.

There's a logic today that places a greater value on celebrity the less it is accompanied by actual achievement. I don't think it's possible to touch people's imagination today by aesthetic means.

I was always painting when I was a kid. But then when I handled a camera when I was 17, that was it for me. I loved photography. I would work 4 or 5 hours a day. It was like a calling.

In a way, I'm very interested in writing about Maine, because I think Maine represents its own kind of history. It's the oldest state, and it's the whitest state.

Anyone who does anything useful will not go unpaid.

The function of genius is not to give new answers, but to pose new questions which time and mediocrity can resolve.

Confusing a targeted audience is one of the necessary ingredients for effective mind control.

The artist is justified by his art.

An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.

However roguish a man may be, he always loves to deal with an honest man.