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title: "7 Finished Works Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Finished Works quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Finished Works sayings and thoughts."
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> [“he never finished any of the works he began because, so sublime was his idea of art, he saw faults even in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-isaacson/he-never-finished-any-of-the-works-he-began-because-so-sublime-was/)

[Walter Isaacson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-isaacson/)

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> [“to great writers, finished works weigh lighter than those fragments on which they labor their entire lives.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-benjamin/to-great-writers-finished-works-weigh-lighter-than-those-fragments-on/)

[Walter Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-benjamin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/462/walter-benjamin-1723_writer_to-great-writers-finished-works-weigh-li_71682.jpg)

> [It's important to see the work of as many directors as possible but you must not become self-conscious. You have to accept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-ivory/it-s-important-to-see-the-work-of-as-many-directors-as-possible-but/)

[James Ivory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-ivory/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b1/james-ivory-11660_accept_it-s-important-to-see-the-work-of-as-man_572910.jpg)

> [I consider drawings finished works of art, first of all. However, the ideas can be something that can be developed into something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/i-consider-drawings-finished-works-of-art-first-of-all-however-the/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/315/robert-barry-3413_art_i-consider-drawings-finished-works-of-ar_738117.jpg)

> [“To great writers, finished works weigh lighter than those fragments on which they work throughout their lives.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-benjamin/to-great-writers-finished-works-weigh-lighter-than-those-fragments-on-2/)

[Walter Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-benjamin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c7/walter-benjamin-1723_fragments_to-great-writers-finished-works-weigh-li_747067.jpg)

> [What's wrong with this world is, it's not finished yet. It is not completed to that point where man can put his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-faulkner/what-s-wrong-with-this-world-is-it-s-not-finished-yet-it-is-not/)

[William Faulkner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-faulkner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9b/william-faulkner-306_finals_what-s-wrong-with-this-world-is-it-s-not_1971177.jpg)

> [The drawings that I show - the drawings that I present to people are finished works in themselves. They're meant to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-barry/the-drawings-that-i-show-the-drawings-that-i-present-to-people-are/)

[Robert Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-barry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5da/robert-barry-3413_drawing_the-drawings-that-i-show-the-drawings-th_3170078.jpg)

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