The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any
end, is art.

The conscious utterance of thought, by speech or action, to any
end, is art.

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.

I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.

Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification
of nature.

Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification
of nature.

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an
art of writing.

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an
art of writing.

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.

Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.

To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.

To be interested solely in technique would be a very superficial thing to me.

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

Treat a work of art like a prince. Let it speak to you first.

Piety in art--poetry in art--Puseyism in art--let us be careful
how we confound them.

Piety in art--poetry in art--Puseyism in art--let us be careful
how we confound them.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.