"It's so important what you're doing in your life. It's tremendously important to the work, and no aesthetic theories take that into account."

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Source : Source: thequietus.com

John Maus

#Important Quotes #Theory Quotes #Aesthetic Quotes

“Making your bed could be a piece of art, and writing a book could be a piece of art. You could also write a book that's not a piece of art, but that is a book, and it could be a book that was written by an artist.”
“I take the subway all the time here in New York. I love people watching and trying to figure out everybody's background, especially teenagers - they're so uninhibited when they display puppy love. I concoct stories in my mind: 'Are you guys like Romeo and Juliet?'”
“A political system seeking to function amongst ignorant, illiterate and barbaric people could have marvelous principles but could only succeed in being ignorant, illiterate and barbaric unless one addressed the people one by one and cured the ignorance, illiteracy and barbarism of each citizen.”
“Why should literature be easy? Sometimes you can do what you want to do in a simple, direct way that is absolutely right. Sometimes you can't. Reading is not a passive act. Books are not TV. Art of all kinds is an interactive challenge. The person who makes the work and the person who comes to the work both have a job to do. I am never wilfully obscure, but I do ask for some effort.”
“Science does not stand still, and neither does philosophy, although the latter has a tendency to walk in circles.”
“Look at your eyes. You've got bigger bags than Louis Vuitton.”

Source : Matt Dunn (2008). “The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook”, p.143, Simon and Schuster
“The only thing constant is change, we keep going through it not only in Las Vegas but in every part of our business and culture”
“I read the Scriptures at the American Cathedral on Christmas and Easter; that's it. It's a task I love.”

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