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Quote by Aldous Huxley
The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because

The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subtly and feel nobly. – Aldous Huxley

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Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead. – Aldous Huxley

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Perhaps its good for one to suffer. Can an artist do anything if hes happy? Would he ever want to do anything? What is art, after all, but a protest against the horrible inclemency of life? – Aldous Huxley

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Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. – Dorothea Lange

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Actually I think Art lies in both directions – the broad strokes, big picture but on the other hand the minute examination of the apparently mundane. Seeing the whole world in a grain of sand, that kind of thing. – Peter Hammill

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Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world. – Edward Hopper

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Art and works of art do not make an artist sense and enthusiasm and instinct do. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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