There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
T. S. EliotRead
The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality.
Interpretation
An artist must continuously give up parts of themselves to grow and create.
This quote by T. S. Eliot emphasizes the idea that an artist's journey requires a constant process of sacrifice. To create meaningful art, one often has to let go of personal ego and identity, allowing their work to flourish independently of their personality. This self-extinction is not a loss, but rather a transformation that enriches the artist's output and fosters genuine expression.
In practice
In an art workshop, discussing how personal experiences shape artistic expression.
There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.
Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.
I am an Anglo-Catholic in religion, a classicist in literature and a royalist in politics.
If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?
For I have known them all already, known them allβ Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.
In the faint moonlight, the grass is singing
Music is one of the fairest and most glorious gifts of God.
I want to be able to follow the example of those extraordinary British actresses who move effortlessly from film to TV to theatre roles.
Exuberance is better than taste.
If you love writing or making music or blogging or any sort of performing art, then do it. Do it with everything you've got. Just don't plan on using it as a shortcut to making a living.
I'm more careful about my hands than about what I eat and most anything else, because my hands have been my living. My hands have been able to help me learn. My hands have taken me around the world. So I'm very proud of my hands.
Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.
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