“An artist! An excuse for every kind of loose living, for drunkenness, for brawling, for infidelity.”
― Five Little Pigs
― Five Little Pigs
“An artist is a sort of emotional historian.
- James Baldwin”
― Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
- James Baldwin”
― Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
“There is a subtle charm in the taste of tea which makes it irresistible and capable of idealization ... It has not the arrogance of wine, the self-consciousness of coffee, nor the simpering innocence of cocoa.”
― The Book of Tea
― The Book of Tea
“We're so often told that art can't really change anything. But I think it can. It shapes our ethical landscapes; it opens us to the interior lives of others. It is a training ground for possibility. It makes plain inequalities, and it offers other ways of living.”
― Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency
― Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency
“The room was filled with a kind of stillness. Not simply an absence of noise, but an accumulation of layers of silence...”
― The Housekeeper and the Professor
― The Housekeeper and the Professor
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