The purpose of art

The classical pianist Glenn Gould:

"I believe that the justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations. The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenalin but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity."

Attributed to Glenn Gould (1962) in Payzant (Glenn Gould: Music and Mind), p. 64, by Wikiquote, accessed 15th July 2025.

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