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“Art is long and life is short, and success is very far off.”

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Book:The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'

Source: The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'

“Self-consciousness is the enemy of all art, be it acting, writing, painting, or living itself, which is the greatest art of all.”

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Book:On stage: a chrestomathy of his plays

Source: On stage: a chrestomathy of his plays

“To write with taste, in the highest sense, is to write [...] so that no one commits suicide, no one despairs; to write [...] so that people understand, sympathize, see the universality of pain, and feel strengthened, if not directly encouraged to live on. If there is good to be said, the writer should say it. If there is bad to be said, he should say it in a way that reflects the truth that, though we see the evil, we choose to continue among the living. The true artist [...] gets his sense of worth and honor from his conviction that art is powerful--”

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Author:John Gardner

“The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it’s to imagine what is possible.”

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Book:Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations

Source: Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations

“Here's the truth you have to wrestle with: the reason that art (writing, engaging, leading, all of it) is valuable is precisely why I can't tell you how to do it. If there were a map, there'd be no art, because art is the act of navigating without a map. Don't you hate that? I love that there's no map.”

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Book:Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

Source: Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?

“The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.”

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Book:The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

Source: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles

“Art is not about thinking something up. It is the opposite - getting something down.”

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Author:Julia Cameron

“Art is action. The way I live my life to its highest degree is by writing, the practice of art.”

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Author:Ursula K. Le Guin

“Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice whether it's through writing, drama or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.”

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Author:Michael Morpurgo

“The real self of an artiste lies in art, so when an artiste performs, all the pain, trauma and tension get released through art, be it dancing, painting, singing, writing or even martial arts.”

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Author:Mrinalini Sarabhai