"Of all the reasons for being an artist, there is one that outweighs all others: Art offers a path to our souls.
"But the path isn't direct. There are no shortcuts. The road is confusing, and seemingly getting lost along the way is inevitable.
"However, perhaps that is the point. After all, if it were simply a matter of going from A to B as the crow flies, how much would we learn along the way? In order to gather wisdom, we are obliged to stumblebum, our search careening us against the periphery of our comfort and comprehension."
–– Nick Bantock (b. 1949), British author and artist based in Canada
Source: Nick Bantock. The Trickster's Hat: A Mischievous Apprenticeship in Creativity. New York: A Perigree Book (Penguin Group), 2014; p. 4.
via: Commonplace Book, 2013-2014, 2014, p. 101.
