All good criticism should be judged the way art is. You shouldn't read it the way you read history or science. Leslie Fiedler artcriticismgood Change image and share on social
Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's a very 19th-century way of thinking about art, because it assumes that it should make our lives better or teach us something. Laurie Anderson 19thartassume share on social
Any idealism is a proper subject for art. Lafcadio Hearn artidealismproper Change image and share on social
I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema. Quentin Tarantino americanartcinema Change image and share on social
The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such. Og Mandino artbenefactorcrown share on social
The artist who aims at perfection in everything achieves it in nothing. Eugene Delacroix achieveaimartist Change image and share on social
The art of living demands that our interest in bringing forth flowers in our family life equal the interest we take in bringing them forth in our window gardens. So long as their home-life aesthetics have not become ethics, women need not expect husbands, children, or servants to feel happy in the homes of their creation. Ellen Key aestheticartbring share on social
Religion is essentially the art and the theory of the remaking of man. Man is not a finished creation. Edmund Burke artcreationessentially Change image and share on social
The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal. Elia Kazan admitartistdare Change image and share on social