Speak for yourself and from yourself, or be silent.
There are many justifications of silence; there can be none of insincerity.
Language, after all, is only the use of symbols, and Art also can only affect us through symbols.
Personal experience is the basis of all real literature.
Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.
In Science the paramount appeal is to the Intellect-its purpose being instruction; in Art, the paramount appeal is to the Emotions-its purpose being pleasure.