You say great artists sell their souls for their art?"" Maybe, " she ventured." That's true, I suppose. If you're doing it right, anyway. I've probably sold mine. Jack's certainly sold his. And you, I imagine."" I have not! " she said, anger showing clear in her eyes. "Not literally, " he said hastily. "But we give up being a person to be an artist, don't we? Sam Starbuck
Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.
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Rainbow Rowell
It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.
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Vincent Van Gogh
Any fool can be happy. It takes a man with real heart to make beauty out of the stuff that makes us weep.
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Clive Barker
Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.
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Chuck Klosterman
There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.
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Vincent Van Gogh
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Miss Fields, " said a servant, stepping into the room and closing the door, "There is a visitor for you. Are you in?" Clare blinked. "Yes, obviously."" Ah. Miss Fields, I should advise -- you may be in without being 'in', if you prefer, "...
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You must live a very free life."" Me?" she laughed. "I am not who swoops out of the sky to rain fire on pirates! "" Yeah, but before this I never did much. I mean I did a lot, but.. I lived in a room...
