Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance. – Max Eastman
It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process. – Max Eastman
Emotion is the surest arbiter of a poetic choice, and it is the priest of all supreme unions in the mind. – Max Eastman
There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of pleasure. – Max Eastman
What Id really like to write is a romantic comedy. This is my favorite kind of movie. I feel almost embarrassed revealing this, because the genre has been so degraded in the past twenty years that saying you like romantic comedies is essentially an admission of mild stupidity. – Mindy Kaling