“Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.”
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The Christian fear of the pagan outlook has damaged the whole consciousness of man.
Since obscenity is the truth of our passion today, it is the only stuff of art - or almost the only stuff.
The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.
I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd, kicking their shins or cheering them on to some mischief or merriment.