The book, the idea of a book or the image of a book, is a symbol of learning, of transmitting knowledge.. I make my own books to find my way through the old stories.

I am interested in reconstructing symbols. It's about connecting with an older knowledge and trying to discover continuities in why we search for heaven.

Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.

Buying art is not understanding art.

Art is longing. You never arrive, but you keep going in the hope that you will.

As a child I had no toys; our house was bombed, but there were lots of bricks. Ruins are wonderful because they are the beginning of something new, you can do something with them.

But I believe above all that I wanted to build the palace of my memory, because my memory is my only homeland.

I believe art has to take responsibility but it should not give up being art.

History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images.

I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing.

History is formed by the people, those who have power and those without power. Each one of us makes history.

The best things to hold on to are the memories of friendship and love.

Once I was everything, now I'm nothing.You won't only doubt yourself, you doubt life.

And I always say that to the children: “You are the greatest thing I ever did in my life!

There is a sort of subjection which is the peculiar heritage of largeness and of love; and strength is often only another name for willing bondage to irremediable weakness.

The decorator of Las Colimas must have been a great admirer of both early Aztec and late Taco Bell architectural styles.

See, that's nothing but blues, that's all I'm singing about. It's today's blues.

The trouble with Earl Barrett is that he's one paced .... Zooommmmm.

The best preparation for the future is a well-spent today.

I have a fax machine with "fax waiting".

Debt is a cleverly managed reconquest of Africa