This is the artist, then, life's hungry man, the glutton of eternity, beauty's miser, glory's slave.

Quote by Tom Wolfe

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We are now in the Me Decade - seeing the upward roll of the third...

We are now in the Me Decade - seeing the upward roll of the third...

It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact,...

It is very comforting to believe that leaders who do terrible things are, in fact,...

At the outset, at least, all three groups had something else to recommend them, as...

At the outset, at least, all three groups had something else to recommend them, as...

On Wall Street he and a few others - how many? three hundred, four hundred,...

On Wall Street he and a few others - how many? three hundred, four hundred,...

The notion that the public accepts or rejects anything in modern art is merely romantic...

The notion that the public accepts or rejects anything in modern art is merely romantic...

Is not this the true romantic feeling - not to desire to escape life, but...

Is not this the true romantic feeling - not to desire to escape life, but...

We are always acting on what has just finished happening. It happened at least 1/30th...

We are always acting on what has just finished happening. It happened at least 1/30th...

A cult is a religion with no political power.

A cult is a religion with no political power.

A liberal is a conservative who has been arrested.

A liberal is a conservative who has been arrested.

His hair has the long jesuschrist look. He is wearing the costume clothes. But most...

His hair has the long jesuschrist look. He is wearing the costume clothes. But most...

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness.

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness.

There are some people who have the quality of richness and joy in them and...

There are some people who have the quality of richness and joy in them and...

The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book and the reason...

The reason a writer writes a book is to forget a book and the reason...

One belongs to New York instantly. One belongs to it as much in five minutes...

One belongs to New York instantly. One belongs to it as much in five minutes...

In Sleep we lie all naked and alone, in Sleep we are united at the...

In Sleep we lie all naked and alone, in Sleep we are united at the...

Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.

Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.

Frankly, these days, without a theory to go with it, I can't see a painting.

Frankly, these days, without a theory to go with it, I can't see a painting.

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

Perhaps this is our strange and haunting paradox here in America - that we are...

Perhaps this is our strange and haunting paradox here in America - that we are...

Not even the most powerful organs of the press, including Time, Newsweek, and The New...

Not even the most powerful organs of the press, including Time, Newsweek, and The New...