We're artists too, but we do a good job hiding it, don't we?
Interpretation
This quote suggests that everyone possesses creative qualities, even if they are not outwardly expressed.
Roberto Bolano's statement reflects the idea that the inclination towards artistic expression is universal among people, yet many choose to conceal this aspect of themselves. It resonates with the notion that societal expectations or personal insecurities may lead individuals to suppress their creative instincts, leading to a hidden depth of artistry that remains unacknowledged but is nonetheless present in all of us.
In practice
In a discussion about creativity in the workplace, one might use this quote to remind others that everyone has an artistic side.
Coincidence obeys no laws and if it does we don't know what they are. Coincidence, if you'll permit me the simile, is like the manifestation of God at every moment on our planet. A senseless God making senseless gestures at his senseless creatures. In that hurricane, in that osseous implosion, we find communion.
The sky, at sunset, looked like a carnivorous flower.
I'd obviously never heard of the group, but my ignorance in literary matters is to blame for that (every book in the world is out there waiting to be read by me).
Every book in the world is out there waiting to be read by me.
Bright colours in the west, giant butterflies dancing as night crept like a cripple toward the east.
Being alone makes us stronger. Thatβs the honest truth. But itβs cold comfort, since even if I wanted company no one will come near me anymore.
There are some subjects that can only be tackled in fiction.
I think the trouble with artists or chefs who whine about criticism is that if you love the good reviews, you have to at least read the bad ones.
Such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, Amaze th' unlearn'd and make the learned smile.
I was trained to be an actor, not a star.
When I write, what I long for is not more realism or fiction but more courage. That's what I always find myself short on and what I have to struggle to achieve in order that the work might live.
I'm not a playwright. The people in my songs are all me.
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