Art Quote by John Calvin

“To the making of many books there is no end, and much devotion to them is wearisome to the flesh.”

— Ecclesiates 12 12

“It seems we humans never learn. And so we relearn the lesson every generation and then want to write epistles. We proselytize to our…

— Abraham Verghese

“Works of art are infinitely solitary and nothing is less likely to reach them than criticism. Only love can grasp them and hold them…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“And later in the letter, he elaborated further, "It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance, for our consideration and application of…

— Siri Hustvedt

“There's truly an art regarding literature in every way...”

— VandBrooks

“Books are just words, yet arranged by the author so that they speak to your very soul.”

— Jason Ellis

“Of all I have ever seen or learned, that book seems to me the noblest, the wisest, and the most powerful expression of man's…

— Thomas Wolfe

“A work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line.”

— Joseph Conrad

The Epistle is a correction of profession without life, and most valuable in this respect.

— John Nelson Darby

This Epistle, is therefore a legacy to the Christians of all ages.

— John Strachan

“Art, its completeness, its formedness, its finishedness, had no power to console. Words, on the other hand, were a lifeline.”

— Diane Setterfield

“Now, as never before, it was clear to him that art is always, ceaselessly, occupied with two things. It constantly reflects on death and…

— Boris Pasternak