Genius Has To Pass Over Madness And

Sometimes I Spit On My Mother's Portrait For Pleasure.

Instead Of Stubbornly Attempting To Use Surrealism For Purposes Of Subversion, It Is Necessary To Try To Make Of Surrealism Something As Solid, Complete And Classic As The Works Of Museums.

I Was Never Capable Of Being An Average Pupil. I Would Either Seem Refractory To Any Teaching And Give The Impression Of Being Completely Dumb Or I Would Fling Myself On My Work With A Frenzy, A Patience, And A Willingness To Learn That Astonished Everybody. But To Awaken My Zeal, It Was Necessary To Offer Me Something I Liked. Once My Appetite Had Been Whetted, I Became Ravenously Hungry.

If You Understand A Painting Beforehand, You Might As Well Not Paint It.

An Elegant Woman Is A Woman Who Despises You And Has No Hair Under Her Arms.