"There should be a law that no ordinary newspaper should be allowed to write about art. The harm they do by their foolish and random writing it would be impossible to overestimate - not to the artist, but to the public, blinding them to all but harming the artist not at all."
"Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple, and the simple thing is the right thing."
"Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived."
"I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability."
"A critic should be taught to criticise a work of art without making any reference to the personality of the author."
"It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information."