Saint Augustine says that milk doesn't come from the mother
I painted a painting called Milk River
Cows don't give milk if they don't have grass and water
Tremendous meaning of that is that painters
can't give anything to the observer
People get what they need from a painting
The painter need not die because of responsibility
When you have inspiration and represent inspiration
The observer makes the painting
The painter has no responsibility to stimulate his needs
- Agnes Martin in the book Agnes Martin, edited by Frances Morris