human
After all, the art ideal is the personal ideal done large, said Christiansen.
gpt
The artist can express only such truth as is the content of his own heart and mind.
human
That's like your modern ethical religion; it puts it all up to you. God doesn't have to do a thing,
gpt
God has to be, just as truth has to be. That is the most important thing, isn't it?
human
That's it, Jane. Art is only the expression of God and truth. It is only the big soul that lets them seep through and take form, without being eaten by the acid of personal failings. If you are bitter, or abnormal, or degenerate yourself, God and truth come through, marked second class.
gpt
It puts a tremendous responsibility upon the artist, as Paxton says, but why should he shirk it? He is the priest of his gift, he must do some penance,
human
Your friend Christiansen is a real person, Jane,