To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts - which have not been acquired by one's own effort. And, moreover, to succeed, the artist much possess the courageous soul.

Quote by Kate Chopin

Topics: Courage Quotes

So the storm passed and every one was happy.

So the storm passed and every one was happy.

In the procession I should feel the crushing feet, the clashing discords, the ruthless hands...

In the procession I should feel the crushing feet, the clashing discords, the ruthless hands...

He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from...

He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from...

I trust it will not be giving away professional secrets to say that many readers...

I trust it will not be giving away professional secrets to say that many readers...

When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - of joy...

When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - of joy...

It is greater than the stars - that moving procession of human energy; greater than...

It is greater than the stars - that moving procession of human energy; greater than...

But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and...

But the beginning of things, of a world especially, is necessarily vague, tangled, chaotic, and...

Some people are born with a vital and responsive energy. It not only enables them...

Some people are born with a vital and responsive energy. It not only enables them...

The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame...

The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like a white flame...

There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an...

There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an...

She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then...

She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then...

A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of...

A person can't have everything in this world; and it was a little unreasonable of...

I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have,...

I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have,...

It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and...

It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and...

She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees...

She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees...

She missed him the days when some pretext served to take him away from her,...

She missed him the days when some pretext served to take him away from her,...

She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then...

She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then...

I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a...

I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a...

The feminist movement has helped open minds and kitchens to the notion that men can...

The feminist movement has helped open minds and kitchens to the notion that men can...

My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right...

My idea of feminism is self-determination, and it's very open-ended: every woman has the right...

A suicide kills two people, Maggie, that's what it's for!

A suicide kills two people, Maggie, that's what it's for!