Paul Klee

Nature is garrulous to the point of confusion, let the artist be truly taciturn.

One does not lash hat lies at a distance. The foibles that we ridicule must at least be a little bit our own. Only then will the work be a part of our own flesh. The garden must be weeded.

Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.