Painting is easy when you dont know how, but very difficult when you do. – Edgar Degas
It is all very well to copy what one sees, but it is far better to draw what one now only sees in ones memory. That is a transformation in which imagination collaborates with memory. – Edgar Degas
Taste! It doesnt exist. An artist makes beautiful things without being aware of it. – Edgar Degas
What a delightful thing is the conversation of specialists! One understands absolutely nothing and its charming. – Edgar Degas
After a few months in my parents basement, I took an apartment near the state university, where I discovered both crystal methamphetamine and conceptual art. Either one of these things are dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations. – David Sedaris