“That's the difference between the serious artist and the craftsman--the craftsman can take material and because of his abilities do a professional job of it. The serious artist, like Proust, is like an object caught by a wave and swept to shore. He's obsessed by his material; it's like a venom working in his blood and the art is the antidote.” ArtJobsArtistDifferencesAbilityBloodObjectsSeriousMaterialsArt IsWaveCaughtObsessedShoreAntidoteCraftsmanVenomProust Book:Truman Capote: Conversations Source: Truman Capote: Conversations
“We do not know and cannot tell when the spirit is with us. Great talent or small, it makes no difference. We are caught within our own skins, our own sensibilities; we never know if our technique has been adequate to the vision.” IfsKnowsHas BeensSpiritArtistDifferencesVisionTalentSkinsCaughtTechniqueSensibilityAdequateGreat Talent Book:The Irrational Season Source: The Irrational Season
“We feel properly embarrassed when we are caught doing something that makes us look inept, knuckleheaded, or inappropriate. Maybe the difference is this: we feel embarrassed because we look bad, and we feel shame because we think we are bad. When we are embarrassed, we feel socially foolish. When we are shamed, we feel morally unworthy.” ThinkingFeelsLooksDifferencesShameCaughtFoolishEmbarrassedEmbarrassmentUnworthyInappropriate Author:Lewis B. Smedes
“Were all crazy and the only difference between patients and their therapists is the therapists havent been caught yet.” DifferencesCrazyPatientCaughtTherapists Author:Max Walker