"An artist has to go to every extreme, to stretch his sensibility through excess and suffering in order to feel and to communicate more. I have always been fascinated by blood. Pain can be vitalizing; it gives intensity in the place of vagueness and emptiness. If we don't suffer, how do we know that we live?"

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Source : "Horsley's cross is a painful one to bare" by Jack Foley, www.indielondon.co.uk.

Sebastian Horsley

#Pain Quotes #Artist Quotes #Blood Quotes

“If inflation continues to soar, you're going to have to work like a dog just to live like one”
“That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great pain you can have great joy as well. If we didn't have those things we'd just be numb.”
“Recovering from the suicide of a loved one, you need all the help you can get.”
“I hope my music inspires people and I want to be a good role model for everybody, not just the girls but for the guys too. I want to show everybody that I didn't grow up in the spotlight like the Mickey Mouse Club to make it. That is important for kids to know.”
“Better to listen to the gospel than to a mortal leader.”
“There's always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I've learned on the track: If you work hard, things will work out.”
“When there's a shadow, you follow the sun. When there is love, then you look for the one. And for the promises, there is the sky. And for the heavens are those who can fly.”
“Tablets generally have made it pretty obvious that magazines have a new lease on life.”

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