Of all the arts in which the wise excel, nature's chief masterpiece is writing well.

Of all the arts in which the wise excel, nature's chief masterpiece is writing well.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

Balance is the enemy of art.

Balance is the enemy of art.

Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning.

Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning.

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

The first mistake of Art is to assume that it's serious.

The first mistake of Art is to assume that it's serious.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the read more

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.

Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.

Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.