I Refused [to Study Under Rodin] Because

Things Are Not Difficult To Make; What Is Difficult Is Putting Ourselves In The State Of Mind To Make Them

Create Like A God, Command Like A King, Work Like A Slave.

I Refused [to Study Under Rodin] Because Nothing Grows Under Large Trees.

What Is Real Is Not The External Form, But The Essence Of Things... It Is Impossible For Anyone To Express Anything Essentially Real By Imitating Its Exterior Surface.

Theories Are Patterns Without Value. What Counts Is Action.