“What portion in the world can the artist have, Who has awakened from the common dream, But dissipation and despair?” WorldDreamArtistCommonDespairPortionsAwakenedDissipation Book:The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats Source: The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats
“Through poverty, godhunger, the family debacle, I kept a sense of worth. I could limn and paint like no-one else in this human-wounded land: I was worth the while of living. Now my skill is dead. I should be.” ShouldHumansArtistPovertyLandSkillsDespairPaintWoundedDebacles Author:Keri Hulme