A great artist... must be shaken by the naked truths that will not be comforted. This divine discontent, this disequilibrium, this state… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
I've got a lot of artistic energy, but there's only so much of it, though. You don't want to spread yourself thin. — Bryan Greenberg Copy Share Image
Some writers such as John Cheever and Raymond Carver seem to draw artistic energy from analyzing the realm of their own experiences… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
