“Think of and look at your work as though it were done by your enemy. If you look at it to admire it you are lost.”

“All real works of art look as though they were done in joy.”

“Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval.”

“What I think is this: You should give up looking for lost cats and start searching for the other half of your shadow.”

“Let me look out for you. Let your enemies become mine.”

“To see what you've done, look at what you are. To see what you'll be, look at your actions.”

“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.”

“The good guys and bad guys aren’t as easy to tell apart as I used to think they were. You can’t look at someone with your eyes and take their measure.
You have to look with the heart.”

“You can look at a picture for a week and never think of it again. You can also look at a picture for a second and think of it all your life”

“I have a feeling that you despise your body and that you only value art, you only value your argent needs, but eating and sleeping aren’t enough. You believe that your appearance is your enemy, and the only friend you have is music. Why look just in the mirror, look at your reflection, you’ll never find a better friend that yourself.”