Gore Vidal – Two Sisters
American writers want to be not good but great; and so are neither. Gore Vidal (1925 - ) U.S. novelist and essayist. Two Sisters
George Bernard Shaw – Shakespeare
It does not follow...that the right to criticize Shakespeare involves the power of writing better plays. And in fact...I do not profess to write better plays. George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) Irish playwright. Three Plays for Puritans
Robert Louis Stevenson – Underwoods, “Foreword”
Of all my verse, like not a single line; But like my title, for it is not mine. That title from a better man I stole; Ah, how much better, had I stol'n the whole! Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) Scottish novelist, essayist, and poet. Underwoods, "Foreword"
Jonathan Swift – Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift”
In Pope I cannot read a line, But with a sigh I wish it mine; When he can in one couplet fix More sense than I can do in six: It gives me such a jealous fit, I cry, "Pox take him and his wit!" Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745) Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman. "Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift"
Hang it on the wall!
"Shit! Hang it on the wall - call it art and charge them triple" Woman on cell phone - River Street, Savannah Georgia - 2003
Philip B. Crosby – The Art of Getting Your Own Sweet Way 2
There are only two kinds of managers: the growing and the obsolete. Philip B. Crosby (1926 - 2001) U.S. business executive. The Art of Getting Your Own Sweet Way
Philip B. Crosby – The Art of Getting Your Own Sweet Way
Keeping neat records and overspending is not money management. Philip B. Crosby (1926 - 2001) U.S. business executive. The Art of Getting Your Own Sweet Way
So your head won’t explode
"If you excel at your art, you can't quit. You can stop for a while so your head won't explode and you can stop so the world can catch up to you, but quit, NEVER" Bob Orsillo Artist, Photographer - 1986 Instructional Art
Henry James – Partial Portraits, “The Art of Fiction”4
The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting. Henry James (1843 - 1916) U.S.-born British writer and critic. Partial Portraits, "The Art of Fiction"
Henry James – Partial Portraits, “The Art of Fiction”
Try to be one of the people on whom nothing is lost. Henry James (1843 - 1916) U.S.-born British writer and critic. Partial Portraits, "The Art of Fiction"
Henry James – Partial Portraits, “The Art of Fiction”2
What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character? Henry James (1843 - 1916) U.S.-born British writer and critic. Partial Portraits, "The Art of Fiction"
Wyndham Lewis – The Art of Being Ruled #2
I believe that (in one form or another) castration may be the solution. And the feminization of the white European and American is already far advanced, coming in the wake of the war. Wyndham Lewis (1882 - 1957) British novelist and painter. The Art of Being Ruled
Wyndham Lewis – The Art of Being Ruled
"Dying for an idea," again, sounds well enough, but why not let the idea die instead of you? Wyndham Lewis (1882 - 1957) British novelist and painter. The Art of Being Ruled
Stanislaw Lec – Unkempt Thoughts
I give you bitter pills in sugar coating. The pills are harmless, the poison is in the sugar. Stanislaw Lec (1909 - 1966) Polish writer. Unkempt Thoughts
James Joyce – Pity is the feeling which arrests the mind in the presence
Pity is the feeling which arrests the mind in the presence of whatsoever is grave and constant in human sufferings and unites it with the human sufferer. Terror is the feeling which arrests the mind in the presence of whatsoever is grave and constant in human sufferings and unites it with the secret cause. James Joyce (1882 - 1941) Irish →
Paracelsus – German alchemist and physician, 1536.
Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided. Paracelsus (1493 - 1541) German alchemist and physician, 1536.
Plato – Gorgias
Medicine is an art, and attends to the nature and constitution of the patient, and has principles of action and reason in each case. Plato (428? BC - 347? BC) Greek philosopher. Gorgias
James Joyce – April 27. Old father, old artificer, stand me now and ever in good stead.
April 27. Old father, old artificer, stand me now and ever in good stead. James Joyce (1882 - 1941) Irish writer.Closing words of novel. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
James Joyce – Poor Parnell! he cried loudly. My dead King!
Poor Parnell! he cried loudly. My dead King! James Joyce (1882 - 1941) Irish writer.Referring to Charles Parnell. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Donald Trump – the Art of the Deal
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks. Donald Trump (1946 - ) U.S. real estate developer. Trump: the Art of the Deal
Fire and your past
"In a strange way, having a fire destroy most of your life's work is not that bad a thing. As much as you miss the pieces of your past, there is a freedom in it all - It forces you to re-think your art, take chances and go places with it you never imagined you would." Bob Orsillo - 2000 Boston, →
Camille Paglia – Sexual Personae
Capitalism is an art form, an Apollonian fabrication to rival nature. It is hypocritical for feminists and intellectuals to enjoy the pleasures and conveniences of capitalism while sneering at it. Camille Paglia (1947 - ) U.S. academic and author. Sexual Personae
Hello all my Toy Chest lovelies
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Toni Morrison – Like any artist
Like any artist with no art form she became dangerous. Toni Morrison (1931 - ) U.S. novelist. Sula
