Quotes from Selma Jeanne Cohen

The artist should ask: "How does one challenge this? How does one make life meaningful?

The greatest gifts given to man are his ability to think in terms of abstraction and his ability of transcendence. From these he derives his imaginative power. These are part of his major distinction from the lower animals. Although we need our moments of hearts and flowers, we need also to see the other side of the universal fence.