"I found myself recycling ideas and I saw that I had to invent reasons to compose a piece rather than start from some exciting idea."

-- Paul Lansky

#Ideas Quotes #Pieces Quotes #Saws Quotes

“[T]he period between four and six in the morning is called the Brahmamuhurta, the Brahmic time, or divine period, and is a very sacred time to meditate. (140)”
“To love at all is to be vulnerable.”
“The long arm of the law slides up the outskirts of town.”
“Pawns are born free, yet they are everywhere in chains”
“Iâ€™m doing badly, Iâ€™m doing well; whichever you prefer.”
“Look at the animals roaming the forest: Godâ€™s spirit dwells within them. Look at the birds flying across the sky: Godâ€™s spirit dwells within them. Look at the tiny insects crawling in the grass: Godâ€™s spirit dwells within them. Look at the fish in the river and seaâ€¦.There is no creature on earth in whom God is absentâ€¦ his breath had brought every creature to lifeâ€¦ Godâ€™s spirit is present within plant as well. The presence of Godâ€™s spirit in all living things is what makes them beautiful; and if we look with Godâ€™s eyes, nothing on earth is ugly.”
“A sense of humor is so handy, isn't it? It lets you see both sides of a question so that you never need do anything.”

Source : Winifred Holtby (2011). “Mandoa, Mandoa!: A Comedy of Irrelevance”, p.190, Hachette UK
“Rehv swooped down with his long arms and gathered her up against him, tucking her with vital care to his chest. Ducking his head to hers, his voice was deep and grave. "I never thought I would see you again." As he shuddered, she lifted her hands up to his torso. After holding herself back for a moment...she embraced him as fully as he did her. "You smell the same," she said rought, putting her nose right into the collar of his fine silk shirt. "Oh...God, you smell the same.”

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