Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

Nature is inside art as its content, not outside as its model.

Nature is inside art as its content, not outside as its model.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.

Writing is like walking in a deserted street. Out of the dust in the street you make a mud pie.

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - read more

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.

I don't want to see pictures of Hollywood stars in their dressing gowns taking out the rubbish. It ruins the read more

I don't want to see pictures of Hollywood stars in their dressing gowns taking out the rubbish. It ruins the fantasy.

Great art picks up where nature ends.

Great art picks up where nature ends.

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.

The defining function of the artist is to cherish consciousness.