Except from the Americans—but every pearl has its oyster.
Art is long, and critics are the insects of a day.
Pain comes from the darkness. And we call it wisdom. It is pain.
The safest way to avoid the world is through art; and the safest way to be linked to the world is through art.
Say what you like, but such things do happen - not often, but they do happen.
A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss, Goethe said; a correct answer, Gertrude would have said, is like a slap in the face.