Art Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“I had toward the poetic art a peculiar relation which was only practical after I had cherished in my mind for a long time a subject which possessed me, a model which inspired me, a predecessor who attracted me, until at length, after I had molded it”
![“[My novel] took up the sweetest part of my mind and the rarest part of my imagination; it was like being in love and better. All day long when I was busy [...], I had my unfinished novel personified almost as a secret companion and accomplice following me like a shadow wherever I went, whatever I…” quote by Muriel Spark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1f3/muriel-spark-4228_accomplices_my-novel-took-up-the-sweetest-part-of-my_1474468.jpg)
