+ No mere human can stand in a fire and not be consumed. Author, November 4, 2023January 2, 2025, A. S. Byatt, Destruction, Struggle, Vulnerability, 0 A. S. Byatt Novelist · England
+ Harm can come about without will or action. But will and action can avert harm. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, A. S. Byatt, Action, Harm, Willpower, 0 A. S. Byatt Novelist · England
+ Things are not what they seem. Author, July 19, 2023January 2, 2025, A. S. Byatt, Deception, Perception, Reality, 0 A. S. Byatt Novelist · England
+ Lists are a form of power. Author, October 17, 2023January 2, 2025, A. S. Byatt, Authority, Control, Organization, 0 A. S. Byatt Novelist · England
+ When I was a child – in wartime, pre-television – books were my life. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, A. S. Byatt, Books, Childhood, War, 0 A. S. Byatt Novelist · England
+ History, writing, infect after a time a man’s sense of himself. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, A. S. Byatt, History, Self, Writing, 0 A. S. Byatt Novelist · England
+ Outside our small safe place flies mystery. Author, August 19, 2023January 2, 2025, A. S. Byatt, Exploration, Mystery, Vulnerability, 0 A. S. Byatt Novelist · England
+ I like feeling my way into different minds and experiences. It comes naturally and always has. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, A. S. Byatt, Empathy, Exploration, Nature, 0 A. S. Byatt Novelist · England
Make copies, young man, many copies. You can only become a good artist by copying the masters. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
