· I was a Catholic boy, I went to church every Sunday. A church has a certain magic and mystery for a child. It still shows in how I arrange things. It's always little altars.
- Robert Mapplethorpe
· I never liked photography. Not for the sake of photography. I like the object. I like the photographs when you hold them in your hand.
- Robert Mapplethorpe
· I come from suburban America. It was a very safe environment, and it was a good place to come from in that it was a good place to leave.
- Robert Mapplethorpe
· I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before.
- Robert Mapplethorpe
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