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> [When you look at a work of art, you don't see a cover for something else; you see revelation. If you're an artist, art is the truest expression of yourself. Even if you're painting a life you don't have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-solomon/when-you-look-at-a-work-of-art-you-don-t-see-a-cover-for-something/)

[Deborah Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-solomon/)

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## More by Deborah Solomon

> [If I were writing about Picasso and pointed out that he painted women because he was interested in the female form, that would seem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-solomon/if-i-were-writing-about-picasso-and-pointed-out-that-he-painted-women/)

[Deborah Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-solomon/)

> [The pleasure that attaches to the artistic life comes in imagining what we might do as opposed to acknowledging what we have done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-solomon/the-pleasure-that-attaches-to-the-artistic-life-comes-in-imagining/)

[Deborah Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-solomon/)

> [If you love everything you do, you will probably end up with mediocre work. I think dissatisfaction with the state of things does propel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-solomon/if-you-love-everything-you-do-you-will-probably-end-up-with-mediocre/)

[Deborah Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-solomon/)

> [“James Montgomery Flagg emerged almost overnight as America’s preeminent poster artist. As”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-solomon/james-montgomery-flagg-emerged-almost-overnight-as-america-s/)

[Deborah Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-solomon/)

> [When you look at a work of art, you don't see a cover for something else; you see revelation. If you're an artist, art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-solomon/when-you-look-at-a-work-of-art-you-don-t-see-a-cover-for-something/)

[Deborah Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-solomon/)

> [When you feel your book is the height of irrelevance you can return to the excitement of the daily news.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-solomon/when-you-feel-your-book-is-the-height-of-irrelevance-you-can-return/)

[Deborah Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-solomon/)

> [You have to be willing to recognize failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-solomon/you-have-to-be-willing-to-recognize-failure/)

[Deborah Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-solomon/)

> [Art never lies, I believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-solomon/art-never-lies-i-believe/)

[Deborah Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-solomon/)

> [Most artists probably feel lonely or set apart in childhood. But they grow up and find people who share their interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-solomon/most-artists-probably-feel-lonely-or-set-apart-in-childhood-but-they/)

[Deborah Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-solomon/)

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