A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist. – Vladimir Nabokov

A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist. – Vladimir Nabokov

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life. – Oscar Wilde

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life. – Oscar Wilde

There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse. – Sappho

There is no place for grief in a house which serves the Muse. – Sappho

If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that… I believe in what I do, and I’ll say it. – John Lennon

If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that… I believe in what I do, and I’ll say it. – John Lennon

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something. – Rainbow Rowell

Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something. – Rainbow Rowell