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“Art is the response of the living to life. It is therefore the record left behind by civilization.”

Art Left Behinds Records Civilization Art Is Response Left Behind

Author:John French Sloan

“Our characteristic response to the mutilated statue, the bronze dug up from the earth, is revealing. It is not that we prefer time-worn bas-reliefs, or rusted statuettes as such, nor is it the vestiges of death that grip us in them, but those of life. Mutilation is the scar left by the struggle with Time, and a reminder of it - Time which is as much a part of ancient works of art as the material they are made of, and thrusts up through the fissures, from a dark underworld, where all is at once chaos and determinism.”

Art Made Earth Left Dark Struggle Materials Response Chaos Ancient Characteristics Relief Works Of Art Scar Worn Reminders Revealing Statues Thrust Determinism Underworld Bronze Mutilation

Author:Andre Malraux

“Writing is one of the few professions left where you take all the responsibility for what you do. It's really dangerous and ultimately destroys you as a writer if you start thinking about responses to your work or what your audience needs.”

Ifs Thinking Needs Writing Left Responsibility Audience Dangerous Response Profession

Book:Conversations with Erica Jong

Source: Conversations with Erica Jong

“I marvel now that it was not obvious how inextricable suffering and fear are. It was not until fear left that I noticed, slowly, how it seemed to have taken suffering with it. It took a while to figure out that (for me, anyhow) suffering is mostly caused by fear-not by the circumstances themselves, but by my response to them.”

Suffering Left Fear Taken Figures Circumstances Response Obvious Fear Not

Book:When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening

Source: When Fear Falls Away: The Story of a Sudden Awakening