I am dominated by one thing, an irresistible, burning attraction towards the abstract.

- Gustave Moreau

I believe only in what I do not see.

- Gustave Moreau

I believe neither in what I touch nor what I see. I only believe in what I do not see, and solely in what I feel.

- Gustave Moreau

Color must be thought, imagined, dreamed.

- Gustave Moreau

No one could have less faith in the absolute and definitive importance of the work created by man, because I believe that this world is nothing but a…

- Gustave Moreau

I am dominated by one thing, an irresistible, burning attraction towards the abstract. The expression of human feelings and the passions of man certa…

- Gustave Moreau

Nature is simply the opportunity for the artist to express himself.

- Gustave Moreau

Think colour! Know how to imagine it!

- Gustave Moreau

I have never looked for dream in reality or reality in dream. I have allowed my imagination free play, and I have not been led astray by it.

- Gustave Moreau