“Art should be linked to abstract things - color, line, tone. It is not an instrument to improve social conditions and chase… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
We...believe that art is religious, because it is one of man's highest aspirations. There is no such thing as pagan art, only… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
“Because it will make a real artist of you. The more you suffer, the more grateful you ought to be. An empty… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
“Only now, years after having read though the works of Shakespeare, Dickens, Scott, Poe, Balzac did he realise that even the most… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
...that horrible moment of suspense when the artist shows one of his creations to strange eyes for the first time. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
He had been standing still; for an artist, one of the more painful forms of death. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
The real artist while he paints does not think of the sale, only of the need to make a beautiful living thing. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
I cannot draw a human figure if I don't know the order of his bones, muscles or tendons. Same is that I… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Bleed me of art, and there won't be enough liquid left in me to spit! [Michelangelo Buonorotti] — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
“What the world thought made little difference. Rembrandt had to paint. Whether he painted well or badly didn't matter; painting was the… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Art's a staple. Like bread or wine or a warm coat in winter. Those who think it is a luxury have only… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Man's spirit grows hungry for art in the same way his stomach growls for food... — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Art is amoral; so is life. For me there are no obscene pictures or books; there are only poorly conceived and poorly… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
You cannot be the good all the time — sometimes it is necessary to get angry. [Vincent Van Gogh] — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
The brooding is better than the joy because even if the heart fills with happiness, it still mourns. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
“From this vantage point he came to a realization that everything that had happened to him before this had been a journey upward through… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Listen, my friend, all forms that exist in God's universe can be found in the human figure. A man's body and face can tell… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
You cannot be firmly certain about anything. You can only have enough courage and strength to do what you consider to be right. Maybe… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
“The fields that push up the corn, and the water that rushes down the ravine, the juice of the grape, and the life of… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Reading is a stout-hearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness. It is also, in my experience, one of the most thrilling and enduring delights of… — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
Do not call yourself old. A man is as old as the creative force within him. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
