Classic means standard as opposed to Romantic: form before meaning as opposed to meaning before form. It grows from inside out, while Romantic grows from outside in.
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Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being an artist.
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Divine fires do not blaze each day, but an artist functions in their afterglow hoping for their recurrence.
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Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.
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Sooner or later you've heard all your best friends have to say. Then comes the tolerance of real love.
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Artists, by definition innocent, don't steal. But they do borrow without giving back.
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