Egotism: The art of seeing in yourself what others cannot see. – George V. Higgins
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All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him. – W. H. Auden
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
Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesnt matter. Im not sure a bad person can write a good book, If art doesnt make us better, then what on earth is it for. – Alice Walker
To choose dogma and faith over doubt and experience is to throw out the ripening vintage and to reach greedily for the Kool-Aid. – Christopher Hitchens
So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders. – June Jordan
