Artistic growth is, more than it is anything else, a refining of the sense of truthfulness. The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is. – Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark, 1915
There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define we can grasp them only in the depths of our perceptive spirit. – Ansel Adams
Writing is truly a creative art – putting word to a blank piece of paper and ending up with a full-fledged story rife with character and plot. – William Shatner
You must pursue this investigation of Watergate even if it leads to the president. Im innocent. Youve got to believe Im innocent. If you dont, take my job. – Richard M. Nixon
