“Can compromise be an art? Yes--but a minor art.”
“Minority art, vernacular art, is marginal art. Only on the margins does growth occur.”
“Reading is a majority skill but a minority art.”
“In the traditional Islamic world, the hierarchy of the arts was not based on whether they were "fine" or "industrial" or "minor". It was based upon the effect of art on the soul of the human being.”
“No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it.”
“Art is never chaste. It ought to be forbidden to ignorant innocents, never allowed into contact with those not sufficiently prepared. Yes, art is dangerous. Where it is chaste, it is not art.”