Art Quote by Stanley Kubrick

“Any artist who fails to engage with society and the vulnerability of the individual in a cruel existence should not style him-or herself an…

— Lena Andersson

I am a tragically bad artist.

— Liza Campbell

“There is quite enough sorrow and shame and suffering and baseness in real life and there is no need for meeting it unnecessarily in…

— Theodore Roosevelt

“Moreover, people invariably take a greater interest in the suffering of others than in their well-being. Hence writers must constantly fight against the most…

— Minae Mizumura

Michael Koryta isn’t just one of the finest authors working in the crime genre today. He’s simply one of today’s finest authors, period. His…

— William Kent Krueger

For every story you hear that's tragic, there's another that's equally tragic or more so. I think you come to look at it as…

— Kelsey Grammer

In everything that can be called art there is a quality of redemption. It may be pure tragedy, if it is high tragedy, and…

— Raymond Chandler

“THE VIRTUE TRAP An artist must have downtime, time to do nothing. Defending our right to such time takes courage, conviction, and resiliency. Such…

— Julia Cameron

“...our literature has fallen upon evil days...Read the latest book. What do you find? Simple anecdotes: murder, suicide and accident stories copied right out…

— J.K. Huysmans

I think carrying moral baggage is very dangerous for an artist. If you have a duty, it's to be true and not cover up…

— Bono

A certain death of an artist is overconfidence.

— Robin Trower

Serial murders are just the worst stories. It can take an emotional toll on you.

— Bill James