It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance, and I know of no substitute for the force and beauty of it’s process. – Henry James
There’s a very fine line between being artistic and being a dickhead – it’s like love and hate. – Peter Hook
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
Good art wounds as well as delights. It must, because our defenses against the truth are wound so tightly around us. But as art chips away at our defenses, it also opens us to healing potentialities that transcend intellectual games and ego-preserving strategies. – Rollo May
