"The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art."

-- Joyce Maynard

#Beautiful Quotes #Art Quotes #Fall Quotes

“So much of our time is spent in preparation, so much in routine, and so much in retrospect, that the amount of each person's genius is confined to a very few hours.”
“This splendid book discusses how, in the last two hundred fifty years, large numbers of people have achieved levels of well-being that were previously available only to a few individuals, and how this achievement has given rise to equally unprecedented inequalities. Unique in its focus and scope, exceptional knowledge and coherence, and careful argumentation, The Great Escape is highly illuminating and a delight to read.”
“Body and spirit are twins: God only knows which is which.”

Source : Algernon Charles Swinburne (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne (Illustrated)”, p.1484, Delphi Classics
“Winter has arrived in North London. Snow has settled. The white snow looks beautiful and covers everything my eyes can see, yet beneath the incomprehensible beauty, the snow freezes greenery which struggles to breathe. Green leaves freeze from existence as children scream go faster to fathers who push them along in upside down bin lids, as they make the most of their schools being closed.”
“In my heart, ever since I [was] a little kid, I've been an explorer.”
“After all a book can be represented as a conversation with oneâ€™s demon.”
“A contemporary painting is worth what someone is prepared to pay for it and not a predetermined figure.”
“I don't really hang out with a lot of celebrities.”

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