Art Quote by Joseph Conrad

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

— Joseph Conrad

“Any work aspiring to be art however humble should carry its justification in every line.”

— Joseph Conrad

“...the special quality of works of Art being to produce the momentary conviction that anything else whatever could not possibly be so good.”

— M.P. Shiel

“Art is too often discounted as a secondary priority. The writer is necessary to society.”

— Kayla Rae Whitaker

“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

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

— VandBrooks

“The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity.”

— Ralph Ellison

“Art is, in its purity, an aesthetic means of expression in a time of rising neglect.”

— Sir Kristian Goldmund Aumann

“Art respects the masses, by confronting them as that which they could be, rather than conforming to them in their degraded state.”

— Theodor W. Adorno

“Art does not surpass nature but perfects it.”

— Cervantes

“Art thrives in times of uncertainty.”

— Karen Thompson Walker

“Art, after all, is - at its best - a lie that tells us the truth.”

— Nam Le