"I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself." — Robert Mapplethorpe

Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree.

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers.

Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.