La Douleur Exquise {h.s}

“La Douleur Exquise is a French term that is supposed to describe the heart-wrenching pain that one feels when they love someone they cannot have.”

“What do you think an artist is?… he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.” - Pablo Picasso

“You know how writers are… they create themselves as they create their work. Or perhaps they create their work in order to create themselves.” - Orson Scott Card