"Art imitates nature not in its effects as such, but in its causes, in its 'manner,' in its process, which are nothing but a participation in and a derivation of actual objects, of the Art of God himself."

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Source : "The man who got it right". The New York Review of Books, Volume 60, Number 13, p. 72, August 15, 2013.

Paul Claudel

#Art Quotes #Causes Quotes #Process Quotes

“Information is light. Information in itself, about anything, is light.”
“Most of my painting is done sitting in a chair with a book. I'd say it's 80 per cent sitting and reading, 10 per cent eating and ten per cent painting.”
“Good wine is good. Great wine is great. More wine is better.”
“I learned a lesson which I didn't heed: Don't put yourself in your movies. It's too much.”

Source : "Live From Sundance: A GQ&A with Josh Radnor and Elizabeth Olsen". Interview with Mickey Rapkin, www.gq.com. January 24, 2012.
“The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind”
“Man has made 32 million laws since the Commandments were handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai... but he has never improved on God's law.”
“A conflict begins and ends in the hearts and minds of people, not in the hilltops.”
“No, no. Don't make that face. Every time I propose to you, you make that twisty, unhappy face. It wears on a man's confidence.”

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