"The artist's role isn't to tell people..." - Quote by John Lennon
The artist's role isn't to tell people how to feel, but reflect.
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“paranoia is just a heightened sense of awareness”
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“People are just up tight because the kids are having fun and they didn't have the same freedom.”
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“I see for others... in order to put on canvas the sudden apparitions which come to me.”
“The true artist is known by what he annexes, and he annexes everything.”
“She has form," he said to himself, as he walked away through the grove - "that cannot be denied to her; but has she got feeling? I am afraid not. In fact, she is like most artists; she is all style, without any sincerity. She would not sacrifice herself for others. She thinks merely of music, and everybody knows that arts are selfish. Still, it must be admitted that she has some beautiful notes in her voice. What a pity it is that they do not mean anything, or do any practical good.”