"[Allegory] is a flight by which the human wit attempts at one and the same time to investigate two objects, and consequently is fitted only to the most exalted geniuses."

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Source : Arnold Edwin Needham, Sarah Fielding (1943). “The Life and Works of Sarah Fielding”

Sarah Fielding

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“Lucid dreaming lets you make use of the dream state that comes to you every night to have a stimulating reality.”

Source : "Turning vivid dreams into reality" by Donna Tapellini, www.wired.com. March 19, 2001.
“I work hard, and managing an inventory-based business can be extremely stressful. The upside is that, as long as I get my job done, I can take time off pretty much any time I want.”
“The longer we live the more we think and the higher the value we put on friendship and tenderness towards parents and friends.”
“I loved the MC5 and the Stooges, but also, the British Invasion - the Kinks and the Yardbirds - and then Led Zeppelin, of course. Alice Cooper was one of my favorite bands.”

Source : "Hot Tracks: John Varvatos". Interview with Lisa Robinson, www.vanityfair.com. October 2013.
“He had told her he would love her forever, but he could not stay with her. From that time on, she couldn't see his glow or hear his voice in her head. Could he still hear her? Was he even aware of her existence?”
“What I love the most about modeling is that it opens you a lot of different doors of opportunities and takes you to many different places, which then put you in touch with various people and cultures”
“Once in high school, I completely over plucked my left eyebrow all the way up to where you're not supposed to. I had no idea what I was doing and it looked terrible! My mom was like 'What did you do to yourself?' I was so embarrassed.”

Source : "How Do Book Covers Tell Their Own Stories?". "TED Radio Hour" with Guy Raz, kvpr.org. June 7, 2013.
“I paint flowers to prevent them from dying”

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