Art matters not merely because it is the most magnificent ornament and the most nearly unfailing occupation of our lives, but because it is life itself.


"The Obscurity of the Poet", p. 15 - No Other Book: Selected Essays (1999)

Randall Jarrell Quotes

Art matters not merely because it is the most magnificent ornament and the most nearly unfailing occupation of our lives, but because it is life...

Art matters not merely because it is the most magnificent ornament and the most nearly unfailing occupation of our lives, but because it is life...

Art matters not merely because it is the most magnificent ornament and the most nearly unfailing occupation of our lives, but because it is life...

Art matters not merely because it is the most magnificent ornament and the most nearly unfailing occupation of our lives, but because it is life...