No dream ever entirely disappears. Somewhere it troubles some unfortunate person and some day, when that person has been sufficiently troubled, it will be reproduced on the lot.
Nathanael WestFeeling is of the heart and nerves and the crudeness of its expression has nothing to do with its intensity.
Nathanael WestIt is hard to laugh at the need for beauty and romance, no matter how tasteless, even horrible, the results of that need are. But it is easy to sigh. Few things are sadder than the truly monstrous.
Nathanael WestArt Is a Way Out. Do not let life overwhelm you. When the old paths are choked with the dรฉbris of failure, look for newer and fresher paths. Art is just such a path. Art is distilled from suffering.
Nathanael West