"Any genuine work of art generates new work."

-- Donald Barthelme

#Art Quotes #Genuine Quotes #Works Of Art Quotes

“Everything, even the most ordinary daily affair, is enriched by the lessons that can be gleaned from art...”

Source : Michael Kimmelman (2005). “The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa”, Penguin Press HC
“A reader doesn't really see the characters in a story; he feels them.”

Source : "Inkdeath". Book by Cornelia Funke, www.seventeen.com. 2007.
“What God says is best, is best, though all the men in the world are against it.”

Source : John Bunyan, William Mason (1814). “The Pilgrim's Progress from this World to that which is to Come;: Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream: Wherein is Discovered the Manner of His Setting Out, His Dangerous Journey, and Safe Arrival at the Desired Country:”, p.97
“Ziri's soul felt like the high roaming wind of the Adelphas Mountains and the beat of stormhunters' wings, like the beautiful, mournful, eternal song of the wind flutes that had filled their caves with music he could not possibly remember. It felt like home.”
“I lay on the bed and lost myself in stories. I liked that. Books were safer than other people anyways.”
“Everyone at some point in their lives feels excluded and misunderstood.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Crime shows are really popular, in general, but usually, at the end of every episode, you have to let go of the people that you've invested in and then, the next week, get somebody else.”

Source : "Mireille Enos Exclusive Interview THE KILLING". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 2, 2011.
“I wish I could be as thin as Jessica Simpson. I think she looks gorgeous! I have had Jessica on my show several times, and I can tell you that girl is genuine and funny with a great self-deprecating sense of humor.”

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