Art Quote by Madeleine L'Engle

The artist's duty to himself is a combination of immense responsibility and immense irresponsibility. I think those two interlock.

— David Cronenberg

“It’s up to the writer and the artist to give voice to these people. There are two impulses in art: one is rebellious and…

— Joyce Carol Oates

“No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style. No artist is ever morbid.”

— Oscar Wilde

“the artist descends within himself, and in that lonely region of stress and strife, if he be deserving and fortunate, he finds the terms…

— Joseph Conrad

“But the artist appeals to that part of our being which is not dependent on wisdom; to that in us which is a gift…

— Joseph Conrad

...the artist treats intuition and nuance with respect and reminds us that a little madness resides in all of us. Artists give voice to…

— Peter Block

Relationships are hard regardless! But I think they feed the artist: relationships, children, life, family - it all feeds the artist. Loss. Joy. Sacrifice.

— Kathy Baker

“An artist's passion shouldn't create passion. An artist's supreme virtue is to be detached and cold.”

— Young-Ha Kim

“One should embrace the artist's profession only after recognising in oneself an intense passion for Nature and the disposition to pursue it with a…

— Anonymous

“Being an artist means forever healing your own wounds and at the same time endlessly exposing them.”

— Annette Messager

I think the artistry is in having an insight into what one sees around them. Generally putting things together in a way no one…

— Steve Jobs

And often he who has chosen the fate of the artist because he felt himself to be different soon realizes that he can maintain…

— Albert Camus