I Can't Keep From Fooling Around With

I Think I Have Never Yet Done Any Work With The Aim Of Symbolizing A Particular Idea, But The Fact That A Symbol Is Sometimes Discovered Or Remarked Upon Is Valuable For Me Because It Makes It Easier To Accept The Inexplicable Nature Of My Hobbies, Which Constantly Preoccupy Me.

I Came To The ... Open Gate Of Mathematics. From Here, Well-trodden Paths Lead In Every Direction, And Since Then I Have Often Spent Time There. Sometimes I Think ... I Have Trodden All The Paths ... And Then I Suddenly Discover A New Path And Experience Fresh Delights.

A Woman Once Rang Me Up And Said, 'mr. Escher, I Am Absolutely Crazy About Your Work. In Your Print -reptiles- You Have Given Such A Striking Illustration Of Reincarnation.' I Replied, 'madam, If That's The Way You See It, So Be It.'

There Is Something Breathtaking About The Basic Laws Of Crystals. They Are In No Sense A Discovery Of The Human Mind; They Just "are" - They Exist Quite Independently Of Us. The Most That Man Can Do Is Become Aware, In A Moment Of Clarity, That They Are There, And Take Cognizance Of Them.

I Might Be In The Basement. I'll Go Upstairs And Check. We Adore Chaos Because We Love To Produce Order. I Don't Use Drugs; My Dreams Are Frightening Enough.