Originality depends only on the character of the drawing and the vision peculiar to each artist.

The inability of some critics to connect the dots doesn't make pointillism pointless

Some say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science.

Let's go and get drunk on light again - it has the power to console.

Painting is the art of hollowing a surface.

They see poetry in what I have done. No. I apply my methods, and that is all there is to it.

Some say they see poetry in my paintings I see only science.

Man is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isn't straight

I like him, sweetheart, and I’ll still give him hell. It’s my total right.

The perfect date for me would be staying at home, making a big picnic in bed, eating Wotsits and cookies while watching cable TV.

... but food eaten quickly isn't food.

James loved Rhode Island, ... He loved the ocean. He would sit in his beach chair for hours and look out at the ocean.

Sometimes an hour of Fate's serenest weather Strikes through our changeful sky its coming beams; Somewhere above us, in elusive ether, Waits the fulfilment of our dearest dreams.

In all earlier civilizations, it should be remembered, commerce was treated as a narrow activity and by no means the senior sector in society.

Life has two halves: one patient and one afire. Love is the fiery half. Make me, O Lord, food for the flames.

I hate wearing trousers and shoes. I wear jeans and sneakers most of the time.

I have been to Iraq on a number of occasions. I was with the first group that went in.