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The public history of modern art is the story of conventional people not knowing what they are dealing with.

The artist doesn’t have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to be writers read the reviews, the ones who want to write don’t have the time to read reviews.

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of all.

It is conceivable that what is unified form to the author or composer may of necessity be formless to his audience.

Art is my life and my life is art.

Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.

Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.

The test of the artist does not lie in the will with which he goes to work, but in the excellence of the work he produces.