What is line? It is life. A line must live at each point along its course in such a way that the artist's presence makes itself felt above that of the model... With the writer, line takes precedence over form and content. It runs through the words he assembles. It strikes a continuous note unperceived by ear or eye. It is, in a way, the soul's style, and if the line ceases to have a life of its own, if it only describes an arabesque, the soul is missing and the writing dies.
True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing.
Hate only hatred.
There are too many souls of wood not to love those wooden characters who do indeed have a soul.
Allow the power of the soul to grow as flagrant as the power of sex.
Anything of any importance cannot help but be unrecognizable, since it bears no resemblance to anything already known.
Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
Disavow anyone who provokes or accepts the extermination of a race to which he does not belong.
The ultimate politeness in art consists of speaking only to those who are able to uncover and measure its relationships. Anything else is symbolic, and symbolism is merely transcendental imagery.
Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.