It is the test of a novel writer's art that he conceal his snake-in-the-grass; but the reader may be sure that it is always there.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There's a snake lurking in the grass.
The perfection of art is to conceal art.
An indigo snake leaves a lasting impression.
Writing the book was itself a process of concealing and revealing.
Every great story seems to begin with a snake.
And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart, till the Devil whispered behind the leaves 'It's pretty, but is it Art?'
You can't play a guy who's just a snake, because what do you draw on?
The metaphor of the subterranean is at work in a lot of Northwest writers and artists. Zooming in closer and closer and closer, then below, to the worms and the centipede.
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
My books were always full of ink blots, always stained and covered with smeared sketches and pictures, which one draws idly when his attention wanders from his task.
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