Hibrade Quotes & Sayings

How does the poet transform his banal thoughts (are not most thoughts banal?) into such stunning forms, into beauty? — Joyce Carol Oates

You lose attitude when you feel too comfortable, so I prefer to wear clothes that have a certain edge to them. — Carine Roitfeld

A child's attitude toward everything is an artist's attitude. — Willa Cather

Whole worlds exist beneath the surface. And maybe you can't see down there, Michael thought, but there's a part of you that knows. — Jess Walter

Decorating is a footnote to real life for me, a means to an end: Living well. — Charlotte Moss

It [abstract art] should be enjoyed just as music is enjoyed after a while you may like it or you may not. — Jackson Pollock

Women want a lot of sex with the man they love; men want to have a lot of sex with a lot of different women. — Dermot Davis

the higher you reach, the lower the bow — Farouk Gulsara

Writing! There's nothing like it! Well, you would know! You sit down in a corner. By yourself. With a sheet of paper and an old ballpoint. And out it comes! While the world, and all the steps in it, can go hang!

Of course, it's often rubbish. Tedious, boring, over the top. But then you hit your stride for a few yards, and you feel wonderful! You find a phrase that exactly expresses what you want to say about something. You read it back to yourself again and again. It feels good. You read it again the next day; it still feels good. — David Burke