Elizabeth Hardwick Quote

How certain human beings are able to create works of art is a mystery, and why they should wish to do so, at a great cost to themselves usually, is another mystery. Works are not created by one's life; every life is rich in material.


"Katherine Anne Porter" (p. 300) - American Fictions (1999)


How certain human beings are able to create works of art is a mystery, and why they should wish to do so, at a great cost to themselves usually, is...

How certain human beings are able to create works of art is a mystery, and why they should wish to do so, at a great cost to themselves usually, is...

How certain human beings are able to create works of art is a mystery, and why they should wish to do so, at a great cost to themselves usually, is...

How certain human beings are able to create works of art is a mystery, and why they should wish to do so, at a great cost to themselves usually, is...