“All serious art, music, literature is a critical act. It is so, firstly, in the sense of Matthew Arnold's phrase: "a criticism of life." Be it realistic, fantastic, Utopian or satiric, the construct of the artist is a counter-statement to the world.” WorldArtLife IsArtistLiteratureSeriousCriticismCriticalStatementsFantasticPhrasesRealisticConstructsUtopianMatthewArt Music Book:Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say? Source: Real Presences: Is There Anything in What We Say?
“Life is nothing but a statement of what happens to be.” LifeHappensLife IsStatements Author:Glen Duncan
“A psychiatrist once told me early in treatment, "Stop trying to make me like you," and what a sobering and welcome smack in the face that statement was. Yet somehow, every day of my life is still a campaign for popularity, or better yet, a crowded funeral.” TryingStillsFacesLife IsLike YouCampaignsStatementsWelcomeTreatmentFuneralPopularityCrowdedPsychiatristStop TryingSmack Book:Role Models Source: Role Models