"This is the merit and distinction of art: to be more real than reality, to be not nature but nature's essence."

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Source : William Ernest Henley, Robert Louis Stevenson (1908). “Views and reviews; essays in appreciation: I. Literature. II. Art”

William Ernest Henley

#Art Quotes #Real Quotes #Essence Quotes

“Creatures of similar plumages habitually congregate in places of closest proximity.”
“Why waste time trying to discover the truth, when you can so easily create it?”

Source : David Baldacci (2011). “The Whole Truth”, p.62, Pan Macmillan
“We are used to the actions of human beings, not to their stillness.”

Source : V.S. Pritchett (2011). “The Other Side of a Frontier”, p.351, A&C Black
“Divine symbols which have been given to mankind from time to time speak to that forum of truth which is within our hearts, and waken our consciousness to divine ideas entirely beyond words.”
“Who can explain the secret pathos of Nature's loveliness? It is a touch of melancholy inherited from our mother Eve. It is an unconscious memory of the lost Paradise. It is the sense that even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever.”
“For a while I was a completely unknown artist with no fan base and no draw in the clubs. The only people that would give me a shot were the gay clubs. Gay clubs were so open to me coming in and trying things out.”

Source : "Kiesza Makes a Sound of a Woman". Interview with Jerry Nunn, nexusradio.fm. October 9, 2015.
“One must not permit oneself excesses, except with persons whom one wishes soon to leave.”
“The Radiohead record, The Bends is my all-time favorite record on the planet.”

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