Art Quote by John McGahern

The visual world has blown up, the world of writing has blown up; there's so much text online. Anyone and everyone can express themselves.…

— Laurie Simmons

I understand why people went nuts for 'The Artist.' We use words so much, it's nice to be able to explore a different way…

— Andy Serkis

I grew up in adoration of writers like Hemingway, George Orwell, Anna Akhmatova, and that has always been my idea about the artist -…

— Haris Pasovic

And all of these writers offer me a greater understanding of what it is to be alive, and that is such an incredible thing…

— PJ Harvey

I want my art to make people look at the world in a new way. I mean, what's the point of the art of…

— John Banville

I have always felt like an artist when I work on a book. I see no reason why the word should always be confined…

— Barbara Tuchman

“The real artist with no tear in his eye and no sadness in his heart, puts the pages in the fire and does it…

— Harry Crews

“Art is a conversation we are all invited to and are all worthy to participate in. Yes, great works can be intimidating, but no…

— Rachel Hartman

It's only recently that we've discovered that the artist's inner self is somehow more important than the public world. I'm happier to create exterior…

— Peter Ackroyd

To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.

— Anonymous

I enjoy reading and thinking, and it's hard to make that space as an artist.

— Hilary Hahn

“I do not possess the ability to draw or paint. I can’t sing or dance. I can’t knit or sew. But I am an…

— Aubrey Becker