“The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.” — Jerzy Kosinski Quote

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.

Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit card changed the shape of life in the United States.

And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to indicate to stop, to say: Make certain that when you rush through you will not miss the moment which you might have had, or might still have.

Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life.

I collect human relationships very much the way others collect fine art.

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.

Art is either plagiarism or revolution.

There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause.

I think people don't realize how little of being an artist is making art.

Some people have been kind enough to call me a fine artist. I've always called myself an illustrator. I'm not sure what the difference is. All I know is that whatever type of work I do, I try to give it my very best. Art has been my life.