“An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.”– Paul Valery Related Quotes “Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.”– Jean Cocteau “The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.”– Andre Gide “Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that’s it. No America, no jazz. I’ve seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn’t have a damn thing to do with Africa.”– Art Blakey