“Most great artists define a new and unique region of hell.”— Scott Miller Related Quotes “In order to be created, a work of art must first make use of the dark forces of the soul”— Albert Camus “I don’t want to see landscapes, i.e. scenic paintings of them, because I don’t want to see the original realities – as optical effects that is. I want to see the deeper reality underlying the scenic, the expression of what are sometimes called abstract imaginings. The ‘simply natural’ is interesting no longer.”— Thomas Hardy “The artist committing himself to his calling has volunteered for hell, whether he knows it or not. He will be dining for the duration on a diet of isolation, rejection, self-doubt, despair, ridicule, contempt, and humiliation.”— Steven Pressfield