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Artful Quotes (page 129)

Bono quote: "If I don't understand it, it must be art."
If I don't understand it, it must be art. Bono
Sit down: thou art no flatterer: I thank thee for it; and heaven forbid. That kings should let their ears hear theirfaults hid! William Shakespeare
Readers have a loyalty that cannot be matched anywhere else in the creative arts, which explains why so many writers who have run out of gas can keep coasting anyway, propelled on to the bestseller lists by the magic words AUTHOR OF on the covers of their books. Stephen King
There are only four great arts: music, painting, sculpture, and ornamental pastry- architecture being perhaps the least banal derivative of the latter. Julia Child
Alice Walker quote: "If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for."
If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for. Alice Walker
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "It is possible to suffer and despair an entire lifetime and..."
It is possible to suffer and despair an entire lifetime and still not give up the art of laughter. Madeleine L'Engle
Both Matilda and Lavender were enthralled. It was quite clear to them that they were at this moment standing in the presence of a master. Here was somebody who had brought the art of skulduggery to the highest point of perfection, somebody, moreover, who was willing to risk life and limb in pursuit of her calling. They gazed in wonder at this goddess, and suddenly even the boil on her nose was no longer a blemish but a badge of courage. Roald Dahl
In the various arts, and above all in that of writing, the shortest distance between two points, even if close to each other, has never been and never will be, nor is it now, what is known as a straight line, never, never, to put it strongly and emphatically in response to any doubts, to silence them once and for all. Jose Saramago
All Nature is but art, unknown to theeAll chance, direction, which thou canst not see;All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good. Alexander Pope
The greatest benefit we owe to the artist, whether painter, poet, or novelist, is the extension of our sympathies.... Art is the nearest thing to life; it is a mode of amplifying experience and extending our contact with our fellow-men beyond the bounds of our personal lot. George Eliot
The contemplation of beauty, whether it be a uniquely tinted sunset, a radiant face, or a work of art, makes us glance back unwittingly at our personal past and juxtapose ourselves and our inner being with the utterly unattainable beauty revealed to us. Vladimir Nabokov
When you hear a true story, there is a part of you that responds to it regardless of art, regardless of evidence. Let it be the most obvious fabrication and you will still believe whatever truth is in it, because you can not deny truth no matter how shabbily it is dressed. Orson Scott Card
Carlos Castaneda quote: "The art of being a warrior is to balance the wonder and the..."
The art of being a warrior is to balance the wonder and the terror of being alive. Carlos Castaneda
Stephen Sondheim quote: "Work is what you do for others, liebchen. Art is what you do..."
Work is what you do for others, liebchen. Art is what you do for yourself. Stephen Sondheim
Eleanor Roosevelt quote: "Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful..."
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Eleanor Roosevelt

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