"Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom." ― Gustave Flaubert Topic(s): Art Tags: complaisance, neither, requires More From Gustave Flaubert "Caught up in life, you see it badly. You suffer from it or enjoy it too much. The artist, in my opinion, is a monstrosity, something outside of nature." "One mustn’t ask apple trees for oranges, France for sun, women for love, life for happiness." "Happiness is a monstrosity! Punished are those who seek it." More In Art "The perfection of art is to conceal art."― Quintilian "When I think of art I think of beauty. Beauty is the mystery of life. It is not in the eye it is in the mind. In our minds there is awareness of perfection."― Agnes Martin "The challenge is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible."― Hillary Clinton