One can live in the shadow of an idea without grasping it.

One can live in the shadow of an idea without grasping it

Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that we live, if we do.

Who is ever adequate? We all create situations each other can't live up to, then break our hearts at them because they don't.

If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea.

Beware that you do not lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.