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“Only after seeing the winter, do you comprehend the richness of summer. This was a big theme, and one I could confidently do: the infinite variety of nature.”

Book:A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney

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“Look, I don't see why bad artists - I mean artists who are obviously incompetent... - why they should be presented hypocritically as good artists just because they're supposed to be advancing the frontiers of freedom of expression or... ...demonstrating that there should be no limit on subject matter.”

Art Artists Freedom Of Expression

Book:Earthly Powers

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“A life without books is a thirsty life, and one without poetry is...like a life without pictures.”

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Author:Stephen King

“What is the difference between “creator” and “craftsman”? The one who creates bestows being itself, he brings something out of nothing—ex nihilo sui et subiecti, as the Latin puts it—and this, in the strict sense, is a mode of operation which belongs to the Almighty alone. The craftsman, by contrast, uses something that already exists, to which he gives form and meaning.”

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Book:Letter to Artists

Source: Letter to Artists

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