Joseph Conrad Quote

But the artist appeals to that part of our being which is not dependent on wisdom; to that in us which is a gift and not an acquisition—and, therefore, more permanently enduring. He speaks to our capacity for delight and wonder, to the sense of mystery surrounding our lives: to our sense of pity, and beauty, and pain.

The Nigger of the Narcissus, preface

But the artist appeals to that part of our being which is not dependent on wisdom; to that in us which is a gift and not an acquisition—and,...

But the artist appeals to that part of our being which is not dependent on wisdom; to that in us which is a gift and not an acquisition—and,...

But the artist appeals to that part of our being which is not dependent on wisdom; to that in us which is a gift and not an acquisition—and,...

But the artist appeals to that part of our being which is not dependent on wisdom; to that in us which is a gift and not an acquisition—and,...