The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.

Quote by Robert Mapplethorpe

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I should try to get some sleep as one doesn't know what tomorrow may bring.

I should try to get some sleep as one doesn't know what tomorrow may bring.

I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame.

I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame.

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many...

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many...

When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.

When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.

Whether it's an orgy or a cocktail party, I know how to do it.

Whether it's an orgy or a cocktail party, I know how to do it.

Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the...

Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the...

I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way...

I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way...

To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.

To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.

With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and...

With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and...

My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.

My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.

I just try to live my life and do my thing.

I just try to live my life and do my thing.

I'm not a photojournalist.

I'm not a photojournalist.

I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the...

I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the...

I wish I could be elegant.

I wish I could be elegant.

I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.

I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.

Happiness? No, it's not there for me.

Happiness? No, it's not there for me.

This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it.

This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it.

People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money...

People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money...

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of...

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of...