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title: "3 Artistic Style Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“Artistic style is only a means to an end, and the more styles you have, the better. To get trapped in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maurice-sendak/artistic-style-is-only-a-means-to-an-end-and-the-more-styles-you-have/)

[Maurice Sendak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maurice-sendak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/988/maurice-sendak-1273_art_artistic-style-is-only-a-means-to-an-end_513431.jpg)

> [What is art? A violet. Is that all? An artistic style is a living entity, a continuous process of invention. It can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavio-paz/what-is-art-a-violet-is-that-all-an-artistic-style-is-a-living-entity/)

[Octavio Paz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavio-paz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/octavio-paz-1790_art_what-is-art-a-violet-is-that-all-an-arti_1092573.jpg)

> [The Gothic tradition was begun by Ann Radcliffe, a rare example of a woman creating an artistic style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/camille-paglia/the-gothic-tradition-was-begun-by-ann-radcliffe-a-rare-example-of-a/)

[Camille Paglia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/camille-paglia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/camille-paglia-652_artistic_the-gothic-tradition-was-begun-by-ann-ra_2859316.png)

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