“That's the difference between the serious artist and the craftsman--the craftsman can take material and because of his abilities do a professional job of it. The serious artist, like Proust, is like an object caught by a wave and swept to shore. He's obsessed by his material; it's like a venom working in his blood and the art is the antidote.” ArtJobsArtistDifferencesAbilityBloodObjectsSeriousMaterialsArt IsWaveCaughtObsessedShoreAntidoteCraftsmanVenomProust Book:Truman Capote: Conversations Source: Truman Capote: Conversations
“I recently did the David Letterman Show about my book. He was very serious and made no jokes and it caught me off guard a little bit. He was much more serious than some of the joke shows that journalists get on.” LittlesMadeBookShowsLiteratureBitsSeriousLittle BitJokesCaughtJournalistLetterman Author:Bob Woodward
“We just found out my little brother has a peanut allergy, which is very serious I know. But still I feel like my parents are totally overreacting - they caught me eating a tiny little bag of airline peanuts and they kicked me out of his funeral.” KnowsFeelsLittlesStillsHumorFunnyFoundParentSeriousBrotherEatingCaughtTinyBagsFuneralAirlinePeanutsAllergiesLittle BrotherMy Little Brother Author:Anthony Jeselnik