"Classic art was the art of necessity: modern romantic art bears the stamp of caprice and chance." ― Max Eastman Topic(s): Romantic More From Max Eastman "It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process." "Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully." "It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor." More In Romantic "When I was a teenager I was a total romantic escapist. My world was books."― Colin Wilson "The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice."― James Weldon Johnson "I enjoy doing romantic stories. I’ve done a lot of them."― Joe Lando