A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind.
Source: Notes and Counter-Notes, pt. 2, An Address Delivered to a Gathering of French and German Writers, Feb. 1960; published 1962.
-- Eugene Ionesco, (Nov 26 1912-1994), Romanian-French dramatist; His one-act antiplay La Cantatrice Chauve, 1949 (The Bald Soprano) inspired a revolution in dramatic techniques including parody and slapstick.