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That talk of inspiration is sheer nonsense there is no such thing. It is a mere matter of craftsmanship.

William Morris

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William Morris
Age: 62 †
Born: 1834
Born: March 24
Died: 1896
Died: October 3
Wilcumestowe
William M. Morris
Sheer
Nonsense
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Inspiration
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Craftsmanship

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With the arrogance of youth, I determined to do no less than to transform the world with Beauty. If I have succeeded in some small way, if only in one small corner of the world, amongst the men and women I love, then I shall count myself blessed, and blessed, and blessed, and the work goes on.
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A good way to rid one's self of a sense of discomfort is to do something. That uneasy, dissatisfied feeling is actual force vibrating out of order it may be turned to practical account by giving proper expression to its creative character.
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Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization.
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Forgetfulness of grief I yet may gainIn some wise may come ending to my painIt may be yet the Gods will have me glad!Yet, Love, I would that thee and pain I had!
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There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful.
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Earth, left silent by the wind of night,Seems shrunken 'neath the gray unmeasured height.
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I have said as much as that the aim of art was to destroy the curse of labour by making work the pleasurable satisfaction of our impulse towards energy, and giving to that energy hope of producing something worth its exercise.
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What is an artist but a workman who is determined that, whatever else happens, his work shall be excellent?
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O thrush, your song is passing sweet, But never a song that you have sung Is half so sweet as thrushes sang When my dear love and I were young.
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