So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means of life goes on, the degradation of the arts will go on and if that system is to last for ever, then art is doomed, and will surely die that is to say, civilization will die. – William Morris
If you cannot learn to love real art at least learn to hate sham art. – William Morris
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. – William Morris
It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because words make experience last. – William Morris
I did this Super-8 film at art school called Tissues, this black comedy about a family whose father has been arrested for child molestation. I was absolutely thrilled by every inch of it, and would throw my projector in the back of my car and show it to anybody who would watch it. – Jane Campion