“His judgement demonstrates that one can be a genius and understand nothing of an art that is not one's own.”
― The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
“How should an artist begin to do his work as an artist? I would insist that he begin his work as an artist by setting out to make a work of art.”
― Art and the Bible: Two Essays
“Art is neither a profession nor a hobby. Art is a Way of being.”
― A Passion for Seeing: On Being an Image Maker
“He had found the thing which the modern people call Impressionism, which is another name for that final scepticism which can find no floor to the universe.”
― The Man Who Was Thursday
“There’s no retirement for an artist, it’s your way of living so there’s no end to it.”
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“The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides.”
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“Art finds her own perfection within, and not outside of, herself. She is not to be judged by any external standard of resemblance.”
“An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.”―