Georgiana Burne-Jones quotes

This seclusion of the artist with his work, sometimes misconceived as a selfish thing, is in truth as needful a tool as any, if a vision is to be made clear to others. And all the men I have known do creative work obtained it; either mechanically, by the walls of a workroom, or by that withdrawal into themselves which is part of their power.
-- Georgiana Burne-Jones

#Wall #Selfish #Artist

I wish, by the way, that I knew who separated Time from eternity; there seems only one thing to me, and I always feel that I am in eternity.
-- Georgiana Burne-Jones

#Wish #Way #Eternity

It is a device of mine never to grudge trouble in the pursuit of what seems to me really good and never to grudge payment for it afterwards.
-- Georgiana Burne-Jones

#Trouble #Grudge #Pursuit

I cannot help thinking that the death of the young is not in the plan of our being, and that we are ourselves greatly responsible for it. Indeed I believe we are at the beginning only of the art of living.
-- Georgiana Burne-Jones

#Art #Believe #Thinking

We must pay for the wine we have drunk.
-- Georgiana Burne-Jones

#Wine #Drunk #Pay

Look at the blogosphere - the biggest lavatory wall in the universe, a palimpsest of graffiti and execration.

We live in a world that has walls and those walls need to be guarded by men with guns.

But none of that kept me from picturing what a tsunami might look like if it did rise up and roar toward my little boat like some watery blue version of the Great Wall of China.

Extremists, who thrive on conflict; who do not tolerate diversity; who seek power through division and destruction. The global system they hope to create is one of new walls and new isolation, and radically smaller horizons. It is an anti-democratic, anti-economic-growth, and anti-progress agenda.

True love has nothing to do with liking someone, agreeing with him or her or being compatible. It is a love of unity, a love of seeing God wearing all the masks, and recognising itself in them all. With this love you can feel the walls of opposition come down naturally in the acknowledgement of deep connection. Not only do the walls of opposition fall, but love is felt for every human being and for life itself.

The way to get things out of a government is to back them to the wall, put your hands to their throats, and you will get all they have.

The truth is I always loved him. From the first time I saw him he was so great. But that time I was hurt. I might have been selfish but I was so hurt. I was afraid I would feel more pain. Now I remember every time I was with Shouji I felt better. You hugged me secretly with your heart, didn't you? Now I want you to embrace me with all that warmth, with all your strength.

To read is to withdraw.To make oneself unavailable. One would feel easier about it if the pursuit inself were less...selfish.

An artist’s job is to captivate… if we stumble into truth, we got lucky.

An artist who dedicates his life to art, burdens his art with his life, and his life with his art.