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The beautiful has but one type, the ugly has a thousand.

It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.

Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.

A writer must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid.

Everybody’s an artist. Everybody’s God. It’s just that they’re inhibited.

A creation of importance can only be produced when its author isolates himself, it is a child of solitude.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Every top player has his own style, just as every painter has his own personal signature.

I’ve been slagged off completely by the art world.

Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That’s how I get my kicks.