“God, though this life is but a wraith, Although we know not what we use, Although we grope with little faith, Give me the heart to fight and lose.” KnowsGivingHeartLittlesUseLife IsFightingLosesGive MeThis LifeLittle FaithWraith Book:Selected poems and parodies of Louis Untermeyer Source: Selected poems and parodies of Louis Untermeyer
“I am working here (in Amsterdam) on my last big triptych, which will be a tremendous story, and which gives me a more intense life and exhilaration. My God, life is worth living!” GivingStoriesBigsLastsLife IsGive MeIntenseWorth LivingGod LifeAmsterdamExhilarationLife Is Worth Living Book:Max Beckmann Source: Max Beckmann
“Another thing about creation is that every day it is like it gave birth, and it's always kind of an innocent and refreshing. So it's always virginal to me, and it's always a surprise. ... Each piece seems to have a life of its own. Every little piece or every big piece that I make becomes a very living thing to me, very living. I could make a million pieces; the next piece gives me a whole new thing. It is a new center. Life is total at that particular time. And that's why it's right. That reaffirms my life.” GivingKindLittlesWholeBigsSeemsLife IsArtistNextMillionsPiecesCreationParticularBirthGive MeSurpriseInnocentNew ThingsLiving ThingsRefreshing Author:Louise Berliawsky Nevelson