"Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading."

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Source : Lin Yutang (1937). “The Importance of Living”

Lin Yutang

#Art Quotes #Book Quotes #Reading Quotes

“It's sort of an action flick. You can't be that funny trying to steal diamonds.”
“The romantic artist expects people to ask, 'What has he got to say?' The classical artist expects them to ask, 'How does he say it?”
“Chess is neither a science nor an art. It is what human nature most delights in--a fight.”
“Ambitious failure, magnificent failure, is a very good thing,”
“I didn't want it to have any technical virtuosity; I wanted it to just be really clear how it was made. For my work in general, it's always really clear how it is made.”

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“Drawing is an idea more than fact.”

Source : Jack Shadbolt (1968). “In search of form”
“English vampires may not be as well behaved around witches as the American ones are.”
“Violence is stupid. Even as a last resort, it only ever begets more of the same.”

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