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> [An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/an-artist-s-duty-is-rather-to-stay-open-minded-and-in-a-state-where/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

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> [You know, an idea is just an idea. There seems to... the kind of epiphanies that you have, like the little sudden bursts of light, they're very small and they're very short and it's the pursuit of the idea that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/you-know-an-idea-is-just-an-idea-there-seems-to-the-kind-of/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

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## More by Nick Cave

> [Texting is apocalyptic on some level. It's a reduction of things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/texting-is-apocalyptic-on-some-level-it-s-a-reduction-of-things/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [“And I know why our friendship must be kept a secret. Or they will kill You like they killed You in the Bible. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/and-i-know-why-our-friendship-must-be-kept-a-secret-or-they-will-kill/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [I want to write songs that are so sad, the kind of sad where you take someone's little finger and break it in three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/i-want-to-write-songs-that-are-so-sad-the-kind-of-sad-where-you-take/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [“Through these days Bunny made increasingly frequent and protracted visits to the bathroom, beating off with a single-minded savagery intense even by Bunny's standards.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/through-these-days-bunny-made-increasingly-frequent-and-protracted/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [Personally I find the story of Christ incredibly moving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/personally-i-find-the-story-of-christ-incredibly-moving/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [ That's what we \[outsiders\] feel America is really about - the kind of crazed ravings of the Christian right - when it's probably something… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/that-s-what-we-outsiders-feel-america-is-really-about-the-kind-of/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [“My relationship with my muse is a delicate one at the best of times and I feel that it is my duty to protect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/my-relationship-with-my-muse-is-a-delicate-one-at-the-best-of-times/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [I'm kind of old-school and love nothing more than sitting, opening a book, and reading it. But I also love listening to audio books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/i-m-kind-of-old-school-and-love-nothing-more-than-sitting-opening-a/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [Early on I realized when you write a song about someone, it flatters them on some level, and gives you a lot of room…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/early-on-i-realized-when-you-write-a-song-about-someone-it-flatters/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [My father was a teacher and my mother also worked in the school, so the family has a background in education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/my-father-was-a-teacher-and-my-mother-also-worked-in-the-school-so/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to fail as poignantly as they can succeed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/i-think-it-s-an-essential-fact-for-any-performer-or-artist-to-fail-as/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [To my undying shame, I do read reviews. I don't read them all, but I like to get some kind of idea how things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/to-my-undying-shame-i-do-read-reviews-i-don-t-read-them-all-but-i/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [Brother, be a brother, fill this tiny cup of mine. And please, sir, make it whiskey: I have no head for wine!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/brother-be-a-brother-fill-this-tiny-cup-of-mine-and-please-sir-make/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [When you've been initiated, you can stand in the world differently. And I think it is up to all of us, we can have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/when-you-ve-been-initiated-you-can-stand-in-the-world-differently-and/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

> [Polly Jean, I love you. I love the texture of your skin, the taste of your saliva, the softness of your ears. I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-cave/polly-jean-i-love-you-i-love-the-texture-of-your-skin-the-taste-of/)

[Nick Cave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-cave/)

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