“Nothing is more subtly destructive than a closed circle of artists feeding on one another. Envy grows from insignificant differences between people, not from overwhelming inequalities... it was envy that forced them to emulate each other, not esteem.” PeopleArtistGrowsDifferencesEnvyCirclesEsteemInequalityDestructiveOverwhelmingFeedingInsignificantEmulate Author:Alexander Theroux
“Ordinary persons, he said, smiling, found no differences between men. The artist found them all.” MenPersonsSaidArtistFoundDifferencesOrdinaryOrdinary Person Book:Darconville's cat Source: Darconville's cat
“Artists are never complete people. But if it's art that completes them, then what is taken away?” PeopleIfsArtArtistTaken Author:Alexander Theroux
