You can't possibly predict what will last or not. But once you attempt to write for the ages, you're doomed.
More Quotes from Carlisle Floyd:
America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.Carlisle Floyd
Our most intimate contact with civilizations long since dust has been through the art which has survived them.
Carlisle Floyd
When I've seen my operas in Europe, they have always struck me as more American than when I hear them here. I can't tell you what that phenomenon is.
Carlisle Floyd
I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father.
Carlisle Floyd
If something is successful with the audience, it's automatically suspect; the reverse is to say that not to reach audiences is the greatest compliment an artist can receive!
Carlisle Floyd
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