Emily DickinsonNature is a haunted house--but Art--is a house that tries to be haunted.
About This Quote
William Blake said, “Nature is a haunted house--but Art--is a house that tries to be haunted.” The quote is interesting because it shows the difference between the natural world and art. The natural world has its own way of doing things, which often doesn't agree with our own ideas of how things are supposed to be done. Nature can be both beautiful and scary at the same time, but art is something that tries to imitate nature, which does not exist.
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