“An artist is a man who tries to express the inexpressible. He struggles and suffers knowing that he can never realize his most perfect ideal. Occasional moments of ecstasy lure him on, but nothing is final in art, it is always progressing.”— Alvin Langdon Coburn, masters-of-photography.com
“I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn’t. And that’s a tough place to be because you’re never satisfied.”— Robert Mapplethorpe, news.artnet.com
“Every day I think about untwisting and untangling these strings I'm in. And to lead a pure life. I look ahead at a clear sky, ain't gonna get there, but it's a nice dream, it's a nice dream.”— Iggy Pop, open.spotify.com