Whenever [Brancusi] sensed in us apprehension or distress about our painting, he would bolster our spirits. “Take the bull by the horns, press on, never give up!” Sometimes he would elaborate: “You can’t get to the real things if you don’t repudiate the I… The more you run after fame, the more it will escape you. Turn your back on it, and you’ll be free to make the works that matter.”
(Natalie Dumitresco and Alexandre Istrati, Brancusi)
