The literature of disease is more interesting to me than all the healthy books.
-- T. E. Lawrence: (1888-1935) English soldier, author
Found at 2363.htm
The English public, as a mass, takes no interest in a work of art until it is told that the work in question is immoral.
-- Oscar Wilde: (1856-1900) Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist
Found at 195d.htm
The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create anew.
-- Claude Debussy: (1862-1918) French composer
Found at 1425.htm
The artist belongs to their work, not the work to the artist.
-- Novalis: (1772-1801) German poet
Found at 1862.htm
Take heed of critics even when they are not fair; resist them even when they are.
-- Jean Rostand: (1894-1977) French biologist, writer
Found at 427.htm
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