You shouldn't be a prisoner of your own ideas.

Obviously a drawing of a person is not a real person, but a drawing of a line is a real line.

A blind man can make art if what is in his mind can be passed to another mind in some tangible form.

New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas.

Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool.

You belong in the most secret part of you. Don’t worry about cool, make your own uncool. Make your own, your own world. If you fear, make it work for you—draw and paint your fear and anxiety.

When artists make art, they shouldn't question whether it is permissible to do one thing or another.

Artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions that logic cannot reach.

Artists teach critics what to think. Critics repeat what the artists teach them.

Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple

Your work isn't a high stakes, nail-biting professional challenge. It's a form of play. Lighten up and have fun with it.

I am happy that I can aid those admirable men, both living and dead, who by their pens or their tongues have aided the great cause of human liberty and universal happiness.

Love is not about lovers.

And I withdrew into myself when I understood that they wanted to extract every thought in my head, one by one, like decayed teeth.

Ah, music, " he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!

To be loved, feelings must be rationed. To love, the doors of hysteria, fantasy, and madness may be flung open.

My books are character-driven. They're not driven by the story.

The only thing I expect out of lawyers is that they be back in their coffins by sunup.

If Vancouver did not succeed as Starbucks from '87 on, our entire international business, which is now thousands of stores and a significant amount of growth and profit, may not have existed.

When half-gods go The gods arrive.