“To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent.”
Source: Not Under Forty
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Famous Willa Cather Quotes
Source: Willa Cather on Writing: Critical Studies on Writing as an Art
Source: Willa Cather on Writing: Critical Studies on Writing as an Art
Source: The Song of the Lark
Source: Not Under Forty
“A child's attitude toward everything is an artist's attitude.”
Source: The Song of the Lark
Source: Willa Cather in person: interviews, speeches, and letters
“Every artist makes himself born. It is very much harder than the other time, and longer.”
Source: The Song of the Lark
“Every artist makes herself born. You must bring the artist into the world yourself.”
“An artist's saddest secrets are those that have to do with his artistry.”
Source: The Essential Willa Cather Collection