Quote by Victor Hugo
Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the fles

Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble in a statue the marble must be like flesh. – Victor Hugo

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Prometheus is action. Hamlet is hesitation. In Prometheus the obstacle is exterior; in Hamlet it is interior. In Prometheus the will is securely nailed down by nails of brass and cannot get loose; besides, it has by its side two watchers – Victor Hugo

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I realised the bohemian life was not for me. I would look around at my friends, living like starving artists, and wonder, Wheres the art? They werent doing anything. And there was so much interesting stuff to do, so much fun to be had… maybe I could even quit renting. – P. J. ORourke

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Rules and models destroy genius and art. – William Hazlitt

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Every good painter paints what he is. – Jackson Pollock

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Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal. – Igor Stravinsky

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