Every art is a church without communicants, presided over by a parish of the respectable. An artist is born kneeling; he fights to stand. A critic, by nature of the judgment seat, is born sitting.
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This quote is just one of 6 total Hortense Calisher quotes in our collection. Hortense Calisher is known for saying 'Every art is a church without communicants, presided over by a parish of the respectable. An artist is born kneeling; he fights to stand. A critic, by nature of the judgment seat, is born sitting.' as well as some of the following quotes.
First publication is a pure, carnal leap into that dark which one dreams is life.
This quote is just one of 6 total Hortense Calisher quotes in our collection. Hortense Calisher is known for saying 'Every art is a church without communicants, presided over by a parish of the respectable. An artist is born kneeling; he fights to stand. A critic, by nature of the judgment seat, is born sitting.' as well as some of the following quotes.