131 Quotes by Tracey Emin

When it comes to words I have a uniqueness that I find almost impossible in art – and it's my words that actually make my art quite unique.

There should be something revelatory about art. It should be totally creative and open doors for new thoughts and experiences.

Art is like a lover whom you run away from but who comes back and picks you up.

Sometimes i feel lonely, but it’s ok.

I really love animals. My cat is my little soul mate. He’s not just a cat, he’s my friend.

I want to spend my life with someone and do nice things and go on adventures, read books and have nice food and celebrate things. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life in the bedroom like some people who just go to bed and never get out again.

What’s really good about the word ‘art’ is that ‘art’ is a word like ‘love,’ or ‘god,’ or whatever. It transcends so many things...

What is truth? Truth doesn’t really exist. Who is going to judge whether my experience of an incident is more valid than yours? No one can be trusted to be the judge of that.

Strolling on the plateau of life, desperate for the mountain, I never thought that I would get this far. It’s only art that has carried me through, given me faith in my own existence. But now I am approaching a point in my life where I desire more...