Remember the great adversity of art or anything else is a hurried life. Robert James Waller great life adversity Change image and share on social
I think the more you understand myths, the more you understand the roots of our culture and the more things will resonate. Do you have to know them? No, but certainly it is nice to recognise how deeply these things are embedded in our literature, our art. Rick Riordan myth nice art share on social
I think that in Sweden and a lot of European countries, there's this whole mythology of the wounded artist: that you can't really do any great art unless you're suffering. Joel Kinnaman wound sweden mythology Change image and share on social
I don't decide where I live. My wife decides. She's a curator of contemporary art, and she works at an art museum, so we go wherever she has a job. All basements look the same, so I can write from whatever basement I happen to be living in. John Green art contemporary wife share on social
It all has to do with art - writing, painting, things I've done for a long time but just never had enough time to pursue. I have poetry - things that are designed for songs, but they're always poems first. Jason Newsted write poem art share on social
People whose understanding and taste in literature, painting, and music are beyond question are, for the most part, ignorant of what is good or bad art in the theater. Minnie Maddern Fiske theater question taste Change image and share on social
An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, uninterrupted conversation with his public. Maurice Chevalier mysterious artist public Change image and share on social
The art of living your life has a lot to do with getting over loss. The less the past haunts you, the better. Richard Ford live past loss Change image and share on social
Resolve and thou art free. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow resolve thou art Change image and share on social
Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium. Henry Rollins innermost art medium Change image and share on social
