Auguste Rodin — "The nude alone is well dressed."

"The artist is the confidant of nature, the interpreter of her moods and the revealer of her secrets."

"People have often accused me of having made erotic sculptures. I have never made a sculpture for the sake of the erotic element."

"It's quite simple, the day the public will recognise my sculptures and those of other young artists in my wake, the teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts will be turned upside down."

"Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely."

"Why then should I clothe him to make him look ridiculous in the foolish masculine fashions of his time? There is nothing more banal than these statues of recent notabilities, to be seen in every big c…"