Is it painting Jim but not as we know it?

"In the second case, the person not reading abstains, like musil’s librarian, in order to grasp the essence of the book, which is how it fits into the library as a whole. In so doing, he is hardly uninterested in the book –to the contrary. It is because he understands the link between content and location that he chooses not to read, with wisdom superior to that of many readers, and perhaps, on reflection, with greater respect for the book itself."

page 13 of “How to talk about books you haven’t read” by Pierre Bayard

Now if we do a little surgery and swap this for that we get:

The person not painting abstains, in order to grasp the essence of painting, which is how it fits into Art as a whole. In so doing, he is hardly uninterested in painting –to the contrary. It is because he understands the link between Art and History that he chooses not to paint, with wisdom superior to that of many painters, and perhaps, on reflection, with greater respect for
Art itself.

"You see, I haven’t quit being a painter, now I am drawing on chance"

- It's Mr D again!!
- Oh no run for the feckin hills!!!
- Will it ever end (head in hands between sobs)
- Say it again mo fo I double dare you!!!
- "You see, I...Blam Blam Blam!!!