The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Sometimes I think it's the responsibility of the artist to reveal a little more of themselves.
To me, what makes an artist is a unique personality that they're not afraid to let show.
If technique is of no interest to a writer, I doubt that the writer is an artist.
A writer never reads his work. For him, it is the unreadable, a secret, and he cannot remain face to face with it. A secret, because he is separated from it.
The responsibility of an artist is to be honest with themselves.
Any 'artist' makes a living by expressing what others can't - because they're unaware of their feelings, they're too afraid to express those feelings, or they lack the skills to communicate and be understood.
Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself.
Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.
The artist deals in what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words.
The first prerogative of an artist in any medium is to make a fool of himself.