Quotes: Paulo Coelho

"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal."

–– Paulo Coelho (b. 1947), Brazilian writer 

Quotes: Duke Ellington

"Art is dangerous. That is one of its attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous, you don't want it." 

–– Duke Ellington (1899-1974), American Jazz pianist and composer 

via: Commonplace Book, 1999-2001, 2001.

Quotes: Werner Herzog

"Our inability and lack of desire to seek fresh imagery means we are surrounded by worn out, banal, useless and exhausted images, limping and dragging themselves behind the rest of our cultural evolution. I sense that something dangerous is emerging. Just as a person without memory will struggle to survive in this world, so will someone who lacks images that reflect his inner state." 

–– Werner Herzog (b. 1942), German film director, screenwriter, author, and actor 

via: Sketchbook 33, 2023, p. 93. 

Quotes: Katrine Engberg

"The butterfly that draws the least attention to itself is the most dangerous."

–– Katrine Engberg (b. 1975), Danish writer, actor, dancer, and choreographer 

Source: Katrine Engberg. The Butterfly House. Translation Tara Chace. New York: Scout Press, 2021, p. 86. re: the Glasswing Butterfly

via: Sketchbook 32, 2022, p. 36.

Quotes 328: Maurice Sendak

"Make it dangerous or it's not worth doing." 

–– Maurice Sendak (1928-2012), American artist, illustrator and writer 

via Sketchbook 8, 2009, p. 137