“Lovemaking is the consolation for living in the body, just as art is the consolation for living in the world.”
“Stories are consoling, fiction is one of the consolation prizes for having lived in the world.”
“Art is to console those who are broken by life.”
“Only the very greatest art invigorates without consoling.”
“The purpose of art is to console and amuse—myself, and, I hope, others.”
“Art is the Western myth, with which we both console ourselves and make ourselves.”