Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect.

A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.

Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood.

It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief.

The immature artist imitates. The mature artist steals.

Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.