Preceding the new edition of Hockney’s Pictures to be published by Thames & Hudson in September, this small book of quotes by David Hockney from ‘The World According to’ series covers a range of topics, including drawing, photography, nature, creativity and the internet. It offers a lively insight into the artist’s inimitable spirit, personality and opinions through Hockney’s knack for capturing profound truths in pithy statements, from everyday observations (‘The eye is always moving. If it isn’t moving, you are dead’) to artistic insights (‘Painted colour always will be better than printed colour, because it is the pigment itself’) to musings on other image-makers such as Caravaggio, Cezanne and Hokusai.