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

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The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation. – Auguste Rodin

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A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. – Oscar Wilde

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