“The art of life is the art of avoiding pain.”
“the art of life, mostly, the art of avoiding pain”
“Everything is art,' Tim says, a far-off look suddenly clouding those hazel eyes. 'Death is art. Life is art. Pain is art.”
“The art of avoiding extremes is an art that is drawn on the canvas of maturity and painted with the abstract strokes of many experiences.”
“Life is so horrible that one can only bear it by avoiding it. And that can be done by living in the world of art.”
“Learning what to want is the most radical, the most painful and the most creative art of life.”