"The great artist is the man who most obviously succeeds in turning his pains to advantage, in letting suffering deepen his understanding and sensibility, in growing through his pains."

-- Walter Kaufmann

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“Don't go telling yourself you're in love with the man he could be; you gotta love the man standing in front of you right now. Simply put, love the person not the potential! Otherwise, he will always be disappointing to you. And whose fault is that?”
“Success is virulent. Once you get the bug then it's in you.”
“A flat black bug, that is London.”

Source : Paul Verlaine (1962). “The Sky Above the Roof: Fifty-six Poems”
“I have a couple ideas that I'm banging on for a film. It's strange, you make a movie and, all of a sudden, your agents are calling you and saying, "Hey, I know these guys with some money who are looking to finance something." You're like, "Oh, god, now I've gotta come up with something really amazing."”

Source : Source: collider.com
“There is no right or wrong behavior. The only meaningful choice is between fear and love.”
“Equality is an unconscious assumption, and if you feel you are treating someone as an equal, then you are not doing it.”

Source : Margaret Halsey (1946). “Color blind: a white woman looks at the Negro”
“But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked. Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalize it. Recognize it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us.”
“If we can't understand the Afghan family, we can't understand Afghanistan.”

Source : "Bookseller of Kabul author Åsne Seierstad: 'It's not possible to write a neutral story'". Interview with Amelia Hill, www.theguardian.com. July 30, 2010.

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