Quote #53

All bad art is the result of good intentions.

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  2. There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
  3. All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peri…
  4. Conscience and cowardice are really the same things.
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  6. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
  7. No artist desires to prove anything. Even things that are true can be proved.
  8. Being natural is simply a pose, and the most irritating pose I know.

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