Irving Stone
Irving Stone
Irving Stonewas an American writer, chiefly known for his biographical novels of noted artists, politicians and intellectuals; among the best known are Lust for Life, about the life of Vincent van Gogh, and The Agony and the Ecstasy, about Michelangelo...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth14 July 1903
CountryUnited States of America
things-in-life important drink
Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.
reading sticks keenness
Reading is a stouthearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness.
morning athlete four
The writer ... an athlete required to break the four-minute mile every morning.
men trying thrill
There is no thrill of mortal danger to surpass that of a lone man trying to create something that never existed before.
artist firsts laborers
To be an artist is first to be a manual laborer.
secret knows
What we know of others is our personal secret.
art maximum values
The maximum value of art is that it allows the artist to express himself.
artist finest features
All artists are crackpots. And it's their finest feature.
world misery worth-fighting-for
Misery is the only thing in the world that has no end or edge.
abandon
God did not create us to abandon us.
beauty pain
From out of pain, beauty.
heart joy brooding
The brooding is better than the joy because even if the heart fills with happiness, it still mourns.
knowing suffering complaining
Savoir souffrir sans se plaindre, ça c'est la seule chose pratique, c'est la grande science, la leçon à apprendre, la solution du problème de la vie.[Knowing how to suffer without complaining is the only practical thing, it's the great science, the lesson to learn, the solution to the problem of life.]
artist normal happens
No artist is normal. Who happen to be normal cannot be an artist.