Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game.

Quote by Octavio Paz

Topics: Aesthetics Quotes, Art Quotes

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who...

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who...

Literature is the expression of a feeling of deprivation, a recourse against a sense of...

Literature is the expression of a feeling of deprivation, a recourse against a sense of...

Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What...

Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What...

If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par...

If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par...

Social criticism begins with grammar and the re-establishing of meanings.

Social criticism begins with grammar and the re-establishing of meanings.

What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.

What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.

To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes; to hear it is...

To read a poem is to hear it with our eyes; to hear it is...

We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit.

We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit.

Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the...

Love is an attempt at penetrating another being, but it can only succeed if the...

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.

Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two.

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who...

Solitude is the profoundest fact of the human condition. Man is the only being who...

Deserve your dream.

Deserve your dream.

Man does not speak because he thinks; he thinks because he speaks. Or rather, speaking...

Man does not speak because he thinks; he thinks because he speaks. Or rather, speaking...

Writers, you know, are the beggars of Western society.

Writers, you know, are the beggars of Western society.

Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy...

Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy...

Writers take words seriously-perhaps the last professional class that does-and they struggle to steer their...

Writers take words seriously-perhaps the last professional class that does-and they struggle to steer their...

Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is...

Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is...

In America, only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in...

In America, only the successful writer is important, in France all writers are important, in...

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The...

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The...

Most of the time I quote myself. It's not arrogance, it's a writer's job.

Most of the time I quote myself. It's not arrogance, it's a writer's job.