The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a finer morality for a grosser. And as soon as you see a finer morality, the grosser becomes relatively immoral.

Quote by DH Lawrence

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Comes over one an absolute necessity to move. And what is more, to move in...

Comes over one an absolute necessity to move. And what is more, to move in...

Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means

Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means

I used to think a good book was the best company, but now Ive thought...

I used to think a good book was the best company, but now Ive thought...

Art-speech is the only truth. An artist is usually a damned liar, but his art,...

Art-speech is the only truth. An artist is usually a damned liar, but his art,...

The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.

Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

I would have loved it - without the French

I would have loved it - without the French

For what is the beloved? She is that which I myself am not. In the...

For what is the beloved? She is that which I myself am not. In the...

You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got...

You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got...

Not every book should be a compass. Some should be a pair of wax wings...

Not every book should be a compass. Some should be a pair of wax wings...

One must learn to love, and go through a good deal of suffering to get...

One must learn to love, and go through a good deal of suffering to get...

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

God is only a great imaginative experience.

God is only a great imaginative experience.

Literary criticism can be no more than a reasoned account of the feeling produced upon...

Literary criticism can be no more than a reasoned account of the feeling produced upon...

We have lost the art of living, and in the most important science of all,...

We have lost the art of living, and in the most important science of all,...

I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.

I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.

If you want to receive the best from the life you live, you will first...

If you want to receive the best from the life you live, you will first...

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what...

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what...

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.