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Quote by Ernst Fischer
In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect d

In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it. – Ernst Fischer

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To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature. – Ernst Fischer

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If you cant pay for a thing, dont buy it. If you cant get paid for it, dont sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, dont wait for time. – Ernst Fischer

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Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art it is the part the schools cannot recognize. – James Joyce

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I dont want life to imitate art. I want life to be art. – Ernst Fischer

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Errors are not in the art but in the artificers. – Isaac Newton

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Theres something pleasing about large, well-lit spaces. I love that dealers are willing to take massive chances in order to give this much room to their artists. Most of all, I love that more galleries showing more art gives more artists a shot. – Jerry Saltz

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