Of all those arts in which the wise excel, Nature's chief masterpiece is writing well.

Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession.

Surrealism is based on the belief in the omnipotence of dreams, in the undirected play of thought.

Every time you date someone with an issue that you have to work to ignore, you're settling.

All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name.

The art of Frida Kahlo is a ribbon around a bomb.

The simplest act of surrealism is to walk out into the street, gun in hand, and shoot at random.

The mind which plunges into Surrealism, relives with burning excitement the best part of childhood.

It was in the black mirror of anarchism that surrealism first recognised itself.

Objects seen in dreams should be manufactured and put on sale.

Trust in the inexhaustible character of the murmur.

You just rebel against everything. How are you going to survive? I don't know. I'm already tired.

Tidy fees are the most effective remedy, both for the doctor and the patient.

You vote for Hillary Clinton, you're crazy.

The world does not understand theology or dogma, but it understands love and sympathy.

If God himself has waited six thousand years for someone to contemplate his works, my book can wait for a hundred.

Modern education too often covers the fingers with rings, and at the same time cuts the sinews at the wrist.

It really matters what you listen to. . . . Select music that will strengthen your spirit.

Self-deceit is a most damaging trait. The remedy, for an artist, is to paint a self-portrait!

The show can go on without me, and probably will, but I want to come back to act in Chicago. My wife and I just bought a condo downtown, and I want to do theater.

I just reached the point where I realised, I need to stop repeating myself if I'm ever actually going to enjoy the music I'm creating.