Of course art world ethics are important. But museums are no purer than any other institution or business. Academics arent necessarily more high-minded than gallerists. – Jerry Saltz
Great art speaks a language which every intelligent person can understand. The people who call themselves modernists today speak a different language. – Marshall McLuhan
I have a friend that is a WWII buff, and we sat and talked a lot about stuff like the war and the reasons behind it, and you now its all in the uniform. Once youre in it, it usually does all the work for you. – Ryan Gosling
I dont know much about creative writing programs. But theyre not telling the truth if they dont teach, one, that writing is hard work, and, two, that you have to give up a great deal of life, your personal life, to be a writer. – Doris Lessing
