Art Quote by Ralph Steadman

“You’re totally wrong!” Rakoff cried. He explained that the rule against split infinitives was just a bizarre invention by some pedants in the late…

— Jesse Eisinger

I believe in the verb, not the noun - I am not a writer, but someone compelled to write.

— Richard Flanagan

Artists are those who can evade the verbose.

— Haruki Murakami

I thought art was a verb, rather than a noun.

— Yoko Ono

Becoming an artist does not merely mean learning something, acquiring professional techniques and methods. Indeed, as someone has said, in order to write well…

— Andrei Tarkovsky

Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister.

— Sonia Sotomayor

Songwriting is an art unto itself, not to be confused with performing.

— Jo Stafford

“Nouns and verbs hold the power but syntax casts the spell.”

— Janet Peery

It's only when an artist becomes a master that they are fully able to express themselves.

— Carolina Kostner

Songwriting as an art is a bit archaic now. Just writing a song is not good enough.

— David Bowie

When you're an artist, you can't write with the intent of affecting anyone.

— Diana Gabaldon

Anxious, inexperienced writers obey rules. Rebellious, unschooled writers break rules. Artists master the form.

— Robert McKee