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# Go Into The Arts Im Not Kidding The Arts Are
- URL: https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/go-into-the-arts-im-not-kidding-the-arts-are/
- Published: 2013-05-09T05:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-05-09T05:00:00.000Z
- Author: CJ Chilvers
- Tags: art, going amateur

> “Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an an enormous reward. You will have created something.”  
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> — [Kurt Vonnegut](http://www.swiss-miss.com/2013/01/go-into-the-arts.html?ref=cjchilvers.com) (via [Patrick Rhone](https://alpha.app.net/patrickrhone/post/2585264?ref=cjchilvers.com))