01 January 2012

who said it? #142 support the arts

If we, citizens, do not support our artists, then we sacrifice our imagination on the altar of crude reality and we end up believing in nothing and having worthless dreams.

Yann Martel, end of Author's Note in Life of Pi, one of the best novels I've ever read

2 comments:

  1. Really?? I didn't like it at all. But it is very popular, so I am probably in the minority opinion.

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  2. Well, I didn't like Lacuna at all (+ way too long), so there.

    :)

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