There Is No Control Over the Environment

The true artist, understanding his vocation and his role on this earth, must accept that it matters little what happens to him in life, what torments he suffers, which paths he takes. What matters is the profit he makes from the raw material that is offered to him to shape it and convert it into art, reacting to the reality that surrounds him and the conditions that are imposed on him. There is no control over the environment; there is, however, over the responses—which represent, in short, the artist’s individuality.