“It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.” IfsUseFacesLiteratureBlameGlassesYour Face Author:Nikolai Gogol
“it's not my job to preach a sermon. Art is anyhow a homily. My job is to speak in living images, not in arguments. I must exhibit life full-face, not discuss life.” ArtJobsFacesSpeakArt IsArgumentSermonsExhibits Author:Nikolai Gogol
“It is well-known that there are many faces in the world over the finishing of which nature did not take much trouble, did not employ any fine tools such as files, gimlets, and so on, but simply hacked them out with round strokes: one chop-a nose appears; another chop-lips appear; eyes are scooped out with a big drill; and she lets it go into the world rough-hewn, saing: "ALIVE!” WorldWellsBigsEyeFacesKnownAliveTroubleFineToolsRoundsLipsNosesRoughStrokesWell KnownLet It GoFilesFinishingDrillsHackedMany FacesGimlets Book:Dead Souls: A Novel Source: Dead Souls: A Novel
