Bart Yates: "Saya pernah mendengar beberapa orang idiot di radio menga...

"Saya pernah mendengar beberapa orang idiot di radio mengatakan bahwa semua seni besar menderita sebagai tema dominannya, dan bahwa seniman terhebat hanya mampu mencipta karena mereka sangat menderita dalam kehidupan mereka sendiri. Benar-benar omong kosong. Lihatlah lukisan-lukisan Van Gogh: ada banyak kesenangan di dalamnya seperti ada rasa sakit. Penderitaan hanya satu warna, dan dengan sendirinya membosankan."

--- Bart Yates

Versi Bahasa Inggris

I once heard some idiot on the radio saying that all great art has suffering as its dominant theme, and that the greatest artists are only able to create because they suffer immensely in their own lives. What a bunch of bullshit. Look at Van Gogh's paintings: there's as much joy in them as there is pain. Suffering is only a single color, and by itself it's boring.