John Updike - The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obs...

John Updike Zitate

The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all.

John Updike

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Die Weigerung, sich zu entspannen, die Bereitschaft, für die eigenen Obsessionen ein Übermaß zu riskieren, unterscheidet Künstler von Entertainern und macht manche Künstler zu Abenteuren für uns alle.

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