Quotes: Leo Tolstoy

"The greater your desire to speak, the greater the danger that you'll say something stupid."

–– Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), Russian writer 

via: Sketchbook N 14, 2024, p. 15.

Quotes: Rainer Maria Rilke

"Surely all art is the result of one's having been in danger, of having gone through an experience all the way to the end, where no one can go any further."

–– Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), Bohemian-Austrian poet and novelist 

via 2020 Aboveground Art Supplies Knapsack Sketchbook, 2022 p. 22.