The Reason Some Portraits Don't Look True

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.

I Dedicate This Novel To Gala, Who Was Constantly By My Side While I Was Writing It, Who Was The Good Fairy Of My Equilibrium, Who Banished The Salamanders Of My Doubts And Strengthened The Lions Of Certainties.

In Order To Acquire A Growing And Lasting Respect In Society, It Is A Good Thing, If You Possess Great Talent, To Give, Early In Your Youth, A Very Hard Kick To The Right Shin Of The Society That You Love. After That, Be A Snob.

When I Paint, The Sea Roars Others Splash About In The Bath

You Have To Systematically Create Confusion, It Sets Creativity Free. Everything That Is Contradictory Creates Life