"A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become." ― W. H. Auden Topic(s): Art More From W. H. Auden "It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it." "Music can be made anywhere, is invisible and does not smell." "It’s a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it." More In Art "I am a walking piece of art every day, with my dreams and my ambitions forward at all times in an effort to inspire my fans to lead their life in that way."― Lady Gaga "The distinctions of fine art bore me to death."― Maurice Sendak "Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life."― Oscar Wilde