“The great artist takes what he needs.”
Kenneth Clark (1903–1983) Art historian, broadcaster and museum director
Source: Civilisation (1969), Ch. 5: The Hero as Artist
“An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.”
— Henry Miller, book Tropic of Cancer
Source: Tropic of Cancer
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