85 Quotes by Louise Bourgeois

To be an artist, you need to exist in a world of silence.

It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive.

Every day you have to abandon your past or accept it, and then, if you cannot accept it, you become a sculptor.

And what’s the use of talking, if you already know that others don’t feel what you feel?

You are born alone. You die alone. The value of the space in between is trust and love.

When my mother died, I fell apart. My father wanted to control me. As a consequence, I ran away to America.

To express your emotions, you have to be very loose and receptive. The unconscious will come to you if you have that gift that artists have. I only know if Im inspired by the results.

Tell your own story, and you will be interesting.

I was raised a Catholic. But I am not religious. In my work, I am interested in real flesh and blood.