"In the creative state a man is taken out of himself. He lets down as it were a bucket into his subconscious and draws up something which is normally beyond his reach. He mixes this thing with his normal experiences and out of the mixture he makes a work of art."

Artistry, Creativity, Art, Inspirational, Subconscious

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"The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal."

Society, People, Respect

"At night, when the curtains are drawn and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity."

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"People have their own deaths as well as their own lives, and even if there is nothing beyond death, we shall differ in our nothingness."

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"Letters have to pass two tests before they can be classed as good: they must express the personality both of the writer and of the recipient."

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"In the creative state a man is taken out of himself. He lets down as it were a bucket into his subconscious and draws up something which is normally beyond his reach. He mixes this thing with his normal experiences and out of the mixture he makes a work of art."

E. M. Forster, English Novelist

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"By(e) pen, I've tried my hand at poetry; only to see how boring it is to me. That is, unless I get a chance to destroy each and every piece while doing it as I please."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

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"Artistry exists in everyone. What makes it blossom is a soul's personal desire to find an outlet for expression."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

Artistry, Creativity, Truth, Life, Happiness

"There's no point in writing my kind of stuff, when they're printing that kind of stuff. So I gave up and started drinking."

Charles Bukowski, American Author

Artistry, Writing, Failure, Art, Resignation

"And it's what you never will write," said the Controller. "Because, if it were really like Othello nobody could understand it, however new it might be. And if were new, it couldn't possibly be like Othello."

Aldous Huxley, English Novelist

Artistry, Writing, Understanding, Imitation, Limitation

"Philosophers tell you what they think. Artists show you."

Marty Rubin, American Author

Artistry, Thinking, Show, Difference, Art

"The music world is where child prodigies go to die."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Artistry, Music, Talent, Death

"The most mesmerizing of artists is always like one who was merely drawing in the sand and people came to watch."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Artistry, Truth, Wisdom, Happiness, Power

"I think that most artists scorned would prefer to be known as the one with the genius brain risking no career over the one with the good brain and great career."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Artistry, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Power

"Why I write music? Because it hurts not to."

Charlotte Eriksson, American Psychologist

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"In the creative state a man is taken out of himself. He lets down as it were a bucket into his subconscious and draws up something which is normally beyond his reach. He mixes this thing with his normal experiences and out of the mixture he makes a work of art."

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