"I realized that the longing for art, like the longing for love, is a malady that blinds us, and makes us forget the things we already know, obscuring reality."

-- Orhan Pamuk

#Art Quotes #Reality Quotes #Love Is Quotes

“It's no trifle at her time at her time of life to part with a doctor who knows her constitution.”
“Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.”
“Your art is to be the praise of something that you love. It may only be the praise of a shell or a stone.”
“You must expect failure after failure after failure before you succeed.”
“I read Shakespeare and the Bible, and I can shoot dice. That's what I call a liberal education.”
“I mean it. Like, people always talk about how God doesnâ€™t ever give you more than you can handle, but Iâ€™m telling you right now, I cannot handle this. This is just too much!”
“Real friends offer both hard truths and soft landings and realize that it's sometimes more important to be nice than to be honest.”
“The thing about love was that it caught you unawares, turned up in the most unexpected places, even when you weren't looking for it.”

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