Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance. – Max Eastman
There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of pleasure. – Max Eastman

Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance. – Max Eastman
There is something self-defeating in the too-conscious pursuit of pleasure. – Max Eastman
Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails. What puts man in a higher state of evolution is that he has got his laugh on the right end. – Max Eastman
When youve been raised in care, rap music isnt just about guns and sexism. Theyre talking about real things you can hang on to, problems of identity that you have sympathy with. Its not just about the music, with rap: when I was in care, it meant a whole lot more than that. – Samantha Morton