I think art has a right—not an obligation—to be difficult if it wishes. And, since people generally go on from this to talk about elitism versus democracy, I would add that genuinely difficult art is truly democratic.


Interview, The Paris Review No. 80, Spring 2000

Geoffrey Hill Quotes

I think art has a right—not an obligation—to be difficult if it wishes. And, since people generally go on from this to talk about elitism versus...

I think art has a right—not an obligation—to be difficult if it wishes. And, since people generally go on from this to talk about elitism versus...

I think art has a right—not an obligation—to be difficult if it wishes. And, since people generally go on from this to talk about elitism versus...

I think art has a right—not an obligation—to be difficult if it wishes. And, since people generally go on from this to talk about elitism versus...