Art Quote by William Faulkner

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years…

— William Faulkner

“The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years…

— William Faulkner

The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means.

— William Faulkner

“Every act of art is a good faith attempt to arrest time – the motion of life – and make contact with other human beings.”

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“The duty of the artist lies in keeping alive a sense of wonder in the world.”

— G.K. Chesterton

“The soul of an artist is a tortured one, forever capturing their version of reality.”

— Belinda Taylor

“Artists are out of step with the world. Yet their works can give us a clearer picture of who we are.”

— Ivan Fernandez

“We want our artists to take the mundane materials of our lives, run it through their imaginations, and surprise us.”

— Twyla Tharp

“. . . No matter how screwed up the artist might be, there's still the chance that they can produce art that people like…

— Charles Martin

“The goal of the artist is not to solve a question irrefutably, but to force people to love life in all its countless, inexhaustible…

— Leo Tolstoy

“In art as in experience, everyday life may be with us at the start but remains fugitive to the very end.”

— Joseph Leo Koerner

“There is always a mysterious conflict in every artist; if life treats him roughly he longs for peace and calm, but if he comes…

— Stefan Zweig