Art Quotes

"The woods are full of regional writers, and it is the great horror of every one of them that he will create a work of art."

"The purpose of art is the revelation of a truth."

"I don't believe in writing about the beautiful things just because they are beautiful."

"The great and secret message of all genuine art is 'You are not alone; you are part of the human community.'"

"Theatre is the only art form that is truly alive."

"A masterpiece is nothing more than a moment of truth captured in time."

"Art is the truth about the world."

"Art imitates life imitating art."

"Art is the soul of mankind."

"All arts aspire to music."

"Art exists to bridge the gap between the isolation of one human heart and another."

"The artist's role is to illuminate the hidden corners of human consciousness."

"Art is the medium through which we translate the untranslatable."

"To create is to participate in the ongoing act of creating the world."

"The real dramatic force of a play is not to be found in the words, but in what is left unsaid."

"Art is the language of the soul speaking to itself."

"Art is truth told through the lens of imagination."

"Art is the highest form of communication because it transcends the limitations of language."

"Art asks questions it does not answer; any artwork that provides easy answers is propaganda."

"If you believe in yourself and your art, that's the most important thing."

"Writing is a form of prayer."

"A writer should write with his ear, listening to what he puts on the paper."

"Art must speak truth, or it is merely decoration"

"Art is the expression of the inexpressible"

"Fiction is about everything human and we are made out of dust, and if you scorn getting yourself dusty, then you shouldn't try to write fiction at all."

"The writer operates at a peculiar crossroads where time and place and eternity somehow meet."

"A story is a way to say something that can't be said any other way."

"The grotesque is the only way I am able to say what I have to say."

"The novelist cannot operate without grace."

"Good writing is not about being good; it's about being true."