"Any authentic work of art must start an argument between the artist and his audience." ― Rebecca West Topic(s): Art More From Rebecca West "Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul." "Writing has nothing to do with communication between person and person, only with communication between different parts of a person’s mind." "Great music is in a sense serene; it is certain of the values it asserts." More In Art "An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world."― George Santayana "Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."― Khalil Gibran "Political consultants are pugilists, masters in the dark art of negativity. Which is why it’s surprising to hear Democrats such as Steve McMahon and Republicans like Rich Galen urging their presidential candidates to be more, well, positive."― Ron Fournier