“Every masterpiece is just dirt and ash put together in some perfect way.”
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Chuck Palahniuk555
American novelist, essayist 1962Related quotes
“When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.”
John Ruskin (1819–1900) English writer and art critic
Widely attributed on the Internet to John Ruskin; see this Google search https://www.google.com/search?num=50&q=%2B%22When+love+and+skill+work+together%2C+expect+a+masterpiece.%22+%2B%22John+Ruskin%22+-%22Charles+Reade%22&oq=%2B%22When+love+and+skill+work+together%2C+expect+a+masterpiece.%22+%2B%22John+Ruskin%22+-%22Charles+Reade%22&gs_l=serp.12...143064.148395.0.150598.2.2.0.0.0.0.108.196.1j1.2.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..0.0.0.JURsIFvRl34 for thousands of pages containing the quote AND "John Ruskin" but NOT "Charles Reade".<br><br>This is actually from Put Yourself in His Place by Charles Reade. <br class="br">Misattributed
“When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.”
Charles Reade (1814–1884) British writer
Source: Put Yourself in His Place (1870), CHAPTER V
L.A. Meyer (1942–2014) American writer
Source: Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady
John Kenneth Galbraith (1908–2006) American economist and diplomat
The Ashes of Capitalism and the Ashes of Communism (1986)
“Make every day your masterpiece.”
John Wooden (1910–2010) American basketball coach
Interview on Charlie Rose https://archive.org/details/WHUT_20100614_130000_Charlie_Rose (2000) <br class="br">Source: Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court
“Look! A trickle of water running through some dirt! I'd say our afternoon just got booked solid!”
Bill Watterson (1958) American comic artist
“Why, I’m just as true and honest as dirt. And I’m even more charming than dirt.”
Tamora Pierce (1954) American writer of fantasy novels for children
Source: Trickster's Choice