Other Quotes and Concerns

“Imitation is
a dangerous cliff
above the cavern
of plagiarism.”
--adapted from Noden, Image Grammar, 70

“Imitation emulates the techniques that produced the art; plagiarism attempts to duplicate the entire art.”
--adapted from Noden, Image Grammar, 70.

" Those with enough equanimity to try a few imitations now and then will learn something about their craft that can hardly be learned so quickly in any other way. (30)" -- R.V. Cassill as quoted in Noden, 71.