Robert Mapplethorpe

Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, and the devil. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#involved #love #make #other #people

With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#go #into #lot #moments #next

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

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#me

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

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#always #frustrating #good #i #i always

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tough place to be because you're never satisfied. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#beauty #because #course #everything #i

I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where the married men were gay and no one thought anything about it. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#anything #became #came #decadent #families

I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate with. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#assisting #communicate #i #i can #just

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

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#believe #dogmas #good #good person #i

I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it. ↗

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#get #good #i #just #know

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

— Robert Mapplethorpe

#god #hands #hold #i #work