"Every time a student walks past a really urgent, expressive piece of architecture that belongs to his college, it can help reassure him that he does have that mind, does have that soul."

"The more horrifying this world becomes, the more art becomes abstract."

"You can't start at the top."

"Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better."

"Every artist writes his own autobiography."

"All art is autobiographical. The pearl is the oyster's autobiography."

"To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way."

"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the dark place where it leads."

"Actually, my artistic knowledge is so tiny it could fit into the brain of an art critic."

"Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed."