Quotes About Expression

The painting has a life of its own

Every good painter paints what he is.

It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.

I want to express my feelings rather than illustrate them

The painter locks himself out of his own studio. And then has to break in like a thief.

The harp sounds at each passing breeze, but that does not mean the tune is masterfully played.

Poetry glories in excess. When it's not extolling the virtues of austerity.

La genialità ha bisogno di un pubblico.

Talk is healing. It's the unexamined wound that festers.

Okay, so I wasn't entirely sure what it was or what I'd do about it if she did, but it felt good to say it.

Poets in their chambers began to scribble notes.

They will blame me. That is the risk poets take when we exaggerate for the sake of effect, which is what we do. And believe me, there are many who agree with the sentiment.

It's not wise to trust a poet with one's secrets, but it's not wise to cross them, either

Never underestimate the power of a poet, even a disgraced one.

You are a veritable poet of desire

Amid the horrors of war, the poets seldom saw fit to mention the deadly tedium.

Qué importa ya si me he quedado muda en un mundo en donde no tengo nadie con quien hablar?

Poor licklewickle cry-baby buggy-wuggy,' she muttered.

You dance funny,' she said. I didn't think this was a compliment.

Well, that's where I fall down. I can't imagine a bean. I could never make up a story to save my life.

Lily was strapped in her special chair. She sang, "Ur ur ur ur ur," quietly to herself.

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Grief should be aired, not buried.

Allow grief room to air itself," Maurice had taught her. "Be judicious in using the body to comfort another, for you may extinguish the freedom that the person feels to be able to share a sadness.