"The essence of art is that it creates a world that is more real than reality."

"The meaning of history is that it has no meaning."

"The modern individual is an atom, but an atom with a soul."

"Judging from the ugly and repugnant things that are sometimes in vogue, it would seem as though fashion were desirous of exhibiting its power by getting us to adopt the most atrocious things for its s…"

"In order to accommodate to change and to the contrast of phenomena, the intellect does not require any shocks and inner upheavals; it is only through such upheavals that the more conservative mind cou…"