Art Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Literature is eavesdropping.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are works of literature whose influence is strong but indirect because it is mediated through the whole of the culture rather than immediately…

— J. M. Coetzee

My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature. They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique…

— Mo Yan

Literature is my calling To hold up the mirror to my countrymen comes natural to me; and in the open field of invention I…

— Anonymous

“I have taken a different approach. One that I hope is more easily accessible to the reader’s emotional imagination, though less analytically systematic. I…

— Mark Elvin

“When foreigners read the Book of Acts you see inspiring stories. When we Chinese read the Book of Acts we see it in our…

— Chinese underground Church leader

In my own art, I try to use my personal voice and effort to enable some Chinese people to see the possibilities of another…

— Cai Guo-Qiang

This is the thing that I think we're all learning from the Chinese: that this merging of messaging, media, and payments together really makes…

— Jeremy Allaire

Writing is not lying, nor is it theft. It is a journey and search for transparency between one’s words and one’s soul.

— Richard Flanagan

“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems,…

— Jim Jarmusch

It is indeed certain, that whoever attempts any common topick, will find unexpected coincidences of his thoughts with those of other writers; nor can…

— Samuel Johnson

“I am amazed all over again by how magnified this project's importance has become, far beyond its being a play or an artwork. It…

— Arthur Miller