“The nineteenth century, utilitarian throughout, set up a utilitarian interpretation of the phenomenon of life which has come down to us and may still be considered as the commonplace of everyday thinking. ... An innate blindness seems to have closed the eyes of this epoch to all but those facts which show life as a phenomenon of utility” ThinkingMayStillsFactsShowsSeemsEyeCenturyEverydayInterpretationPhenomenonBlindnessInnateUtilityCommonplaceNineteenth CenturyEpochUtilitarian Author:Jose Ortega y Gasset
“In every artist we can perceive a man with both a message and a method. His message may be innate in him, but his method he has to acquire from others.” MenMayArtistMessagesMethodPerceiveAcquireInnate Book:The principles of playmaking: and other discussions of the drama Source: The principles of playmaking: and other discussions of the drama