Art Quotes

"The only thing that the artist cannot see is the obvious" "To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now." "Nothing is really so poor and melancholy as art that is interested in itself and not in its subject." "The foundation of empire is art and science" "I suppose fashion is a form of art, and what you wear reflects who you are " "I am a professional maker of things and a firm believer in art and science as important facets of our society" "The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice" "A little bit of the legend works because it's just poetry" "It's no small thing to take the risk of writing for a living." "The act of being an artist is not easy and self-discipline is necessary." "An author in his book must be like God in the universe." "All great literature either founds a genre or dissolves one" "The goal of life is rapture. Art is the way we experience it" "Writing is the process of creating life itself" "Art is the vehicle for uniting the self with the world" "Music is not only what is heard, but also what resonates within us" "Understand that poetry is not meant to be understood" "Art is childhood and no longer sleeps delighted by sun" "To know how to live is my trade and my art" "I think in every artist's life, there are times when you have to make a choice between the easy path and the right path."