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Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.
Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.
Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others.
Art need no longer be an account of past sensations. It can become the direct organization of more highly evolved read more
Art need no longer be an account of past sensations. It can become the direct organization of more highly evolved sensations. It is a question of producing ourselves, not things that enslave us.
To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.
To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.
Anyone who contributes to the defense fund
of pornographers is a mental moonbeam.
Anyone who contributes to the defense fund
of pornographers is a mental moonbeam.
Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.
Art is the most passionate orgy within man's grasp.
I have been no more than a medium, as it were.
I have been no more than a medium, as it were.
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.
About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.
