Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you dont want it. – Duke Ellington Category: Art
The fine arts once divorcing themselves from truth are quite certain to fall mad, if they do not die. – Thomas Carlyle, Latter Day Pamphlets, no. 8 Category: Art
The art of mastering life is the prerequisite for all further forms of expression, whether they are paintings, sculptures, tragedies, or musical compositions. – Paul Klee Category: Art
I was able to do The Saint of Fort Washington, on the relationship between two homeless men. – Danny Glover Category: relationship
The barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist. – Thomas Carlyle, Sir Walter Scott, in London and Westminster Review, 12 November Category: Miscellaneous