Life comes before literature, as the material always comes before the work. The hills are full of marble before the world blooms with statues.
Phillips Brooks
Phillips Brooks
Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.
Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Such a beautiful statue!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your thoughts, as lovely as they are. ((hugs))