The poet doesn't invent. He listens. poetry
An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. art
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like? success
I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike? success
Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for. poetry
All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it. being good & music
I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead. sadness
Here I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live. death
Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail. art & work
Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper. art
A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. poetry
After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter. death
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth. poetry & truth
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie. poetry
Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying. death
I love cats because I enjoy my home and little by little, they become its visible soul. home, love & pets
A film is a petrified fountain of thought. movies
I am a lie who always speaks the truth. truth
The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying. death
The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up. art & success
Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious. art & marriage
Art is not a pastime but a priesthood. art
The extreme limit of wisdom, that's what the public calls madness. wisdom
You've never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive. death