"Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of a bird?"
"You see these thick curtains shut out the daylight: artificial light suits me a great deal better; it's absolutely steady, and much more exciting."
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Source: Quoted inWilliam Fifield, In Search of Genius (1982)
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