Art Quotes

Beauty, expression, and the human need to create. Artists and thinkers on why art matters.

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"Take bread and knife. Peel a fruit. The peeling of the fruit will be particularly long."
Pablo Neruda
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"One day the poets will be filled with the silence of the world."
Pablo Neruda
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"Nothing is as important as poetry."
Pablo Neruda
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"Writing and cooking share the same soul—both require passion and precision."
Laura Esquivel
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"Every dish tells of hands that prepared it and hearts that beat while cooking."
Laura Esquivel
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"Language fails where flavor succeeds in expressing the deepest truths."
Laura Esquivel
"Art allows us to speak what cannot be said in ordinary language."
José Donoso
"Art is not an escape from reality but an intensification of it."
José Donoso
"The artist's role is to make visible what society wishes to remain hidden."
José Donoso
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"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."
Isabel Allende
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"Art is the language of the soul."
Isabel Allende
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"The poet is a small god."
Vicente Huidobro
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"Poetry should surprise with a new image each moment."
Vicente Huidobro
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"Art is the rebellion of the spirit."
Vicente Huidobro
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"The artist's path is paved with beautiful sacrifices."
Vicente Huidobro
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"To be an artist is to be eternally young."
Vicente Huidobro
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"The artist is a custodian of human feeling."
Vicente Huidobro
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"Art is the proof that life is not mundane."
Vicente Huidobro
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"The artist sees beyond the veil of the ordinary."
Vicente Huidobro
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"Art is the music of the visual world."
Vicente Huidobro
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"The artist is a midwife of the divine."
Vicente Huidobro
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"Art does not reproduce what we see; rather, it makes us see."
Gabriela Mistral
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"Poetry is emotion put into measure."
Gabriela Mistral
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"Art is the language of the soul speaking across generations."
Magali Quispe Quispe
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"Art without vulnerability is just technique."
Magali Quispe Quispe
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"En cada página escrita hay un acto de rebeldía contra el olvido."
Mariano Latorre
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"El arte de escribir es el arte de elegir silenciosa y cuidadosamente."
Mariano Latorre
"Cinema is a language that speaks to the soul of people."
Claudia Llosa
"I believe in the power of cinema to transform consciousness."
Claudia Llosa
"Cinema allows us to see the invisible."
Claudia Llosa