We're artists too, but we do a good job hiding it, don't we?
Interpretation
This quote suggests that everyone possesses creative qualities, even if they are not outwardly expressed.
Roberto Bolano's statement reflects the idea that the inclination towards artistic expression is universal among people, yet many choose to conceal this aspect of themselves. It resonates with the notion that societal expectations or personal insecurities may lead individuals to suppress their creative instincts, leading to a hidden depth of artistry that remains unacknowledged but is nonetheless present in all of us.
In practice
In a discussion about creativity in the workplace, one might use this quote to remind others that everyone has an artistic side.
Coincidence obeys no laws and if it does we don't know what they are. Coincidence, if you'll permit me the simile, is like the manifestation of God at every moment on our planet. A senseless God making senseless gestures at his senseless creatures. In that hurricane, in that osseous implosion, we find communion.
The sky, at sunset, looked like a carnivorous flower.
I'd obviously never heard of the group, but my ignorance in literary matters is to blame for that (every book in the world is out there waiting to be read by me).
Every book in the world is out there waiting to be read by me.
Bright colours in the west, giant butterflies dancing as night crept like a cripple toward the east.
Being alone makes us stronger. Thatβs the honest truth. But itβs cold comfort, since even if I wanted company no one will come near me anymore.
I do not know what the spirit of a philosopher could more wish to be than a good dancer. For the dance is his ideal, also his fine art, finally also the only kind of piety he knows, his 'divine service.'
My mom was an orphan, and there was never anybody to tell her what she could or couldn't do. At the core, she's probably an artist - an artist and a feminist.
I'm one of the culprits who keeps turning stuff around, shaking up original tunes and trying to stand the canon on its ear. But sometimes, you just need to sing the song.
Work a great deal at evening effects, lamplight, candlelight, etc. The intriguing thing is not to show the source of the light but the effect of the lighting.
If you write great songs with meaning and emotion, they will last for ever because songs are the key to everything. Songs will outlast the artist and they will go on for ever if they are good.
Your job is to get your audience to care about your obsessions.
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