“All art is erotic. The first ornament to have been invented, the cross, was of erotic origin. It was the first work of art. A horizontal stroke: the woman lying down. A vertical stroke: the male who penetrates her.” FirstsHas BeensArtLyingArt IsCrossesMalesWorks Of ArtStrokesEroticPenetrateOrnamentsVerticalHorizontalLying Down Author:Adolf Loos
“For ever and anon the soul becomes weary of the conventions that are not of it, and with a single stroke shatters the civilized lies with which it is unable to cope, and the strong arm reaches out and takes by force what it cannot win by cunning.” SoulLyingWinningStrongForceArmsCivilizationCivilizedConventionsReach OutWearyStrokesCunningStrong ArmsAnon Book:The Troll Garden: Short Stories Source: The Troll Garden: Short Stories
“If you ever loved anything in your life, try to remember it. If you ever betrayed anything, pretend for a moment that you have been forgiven. If you ever feared anything, pretend for an instant that those days are gone and will never return. Buy the lie and hold to it for as long as you can. Press your familiar, whatever its name, to your breast and stroke it till it purrs.” IfsTryingLongHas BeensMomentsRememberLyingNamesGoneReturnPressesFamiliarInstantBreastsForgivenStrokesBetrayed Author:Roger Zelazny
“Actually I think Art lies in both directions - the broad strokes, big picture but on the other hand the minute examination of the apparently mundane. Seeing the whole world in a grain of sand, that kind of thing.” ThinkingWorldKindArtWholeHandsBigsLyingSeeingMinutesWhole WorldSandBroadsGrainStrokesExaminationMundaneBig PictureGrains Of Sand Author:Peter Hammill