“We should see the desire for neatness, the desire for sharp impressions, as a desire in art.” ShouldArtDesireImpressionNeatness Author:Eli Siegel
“In order to be deep, we sometimes have to cut through and cut apart. That is to be seen in the common phrase, 'Cut it out!' The reason is that this thing is seen as superfluous and therefore it should be excised, as a growth, unnecessary, should be excised.” ShouldSometimesReasonOrderUnderstandingGrowthCommonCuttingPhrasesUnnecessarySuperfluous Author:Eli Siegel
“There is not one thing that music does which does not say something about how a person should organize himself, too.” ShouldPersonsDoeOne ThingMusicalOrganize Author:Eli Siegel