Art Quote by Marielle Heller

Some like to think that a keen appreciation of art can actually make us better people - more just, more moral, more sensitive, more…

— Paul Auster

It's not ideal when art is seen as just some passing entertainment quickly thrown out into the market, like a consumer object. You have…

— Christine Leunens

Art doesn't have to do anything. It just has to be there for the fierce pleasure we take in doing it.

— Raymond Carver

We do not make art. We have unnamable motors and dangerous impulses that occupy our thoughts.

— Richard Prince

Art is not great. Music is not great. It's just that they tickle us. When one steadfastly refuses greatness - then and then only…

— John Marin

Art is a spiritual practice. We may not, and need not, do it perfectly.

— Julia Cameron

I think great art comes from being open and creative with somebody, and of course, if feelings start getting involved in that, it can…

— Sam Palladio

Art is like singing. Some do it better than others, but everyone can and should be doing it for their soul.

— Barbara Mason

Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think

— Nick Cannon

Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It's better that way.

— Jules Verne

Art arises from loss. I wish this weren't the case. I wish that every time I met a new woman and she rocked my…

— Steve Almond

If art doesn't make us better, then what on earth is it for.

— Alice Walker