Attachment to spiritual things is... just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.
There is something in me-I just can't stand to admit defeat.
Art is the signature of civilizations.
A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit him to stand beyond it in an autonomy of perception and judgment.
Don't get me started on critics.
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.