"Great art is more than a transient refreshment. It is something which adds to the permanent richness of the soul's self-attainment. It justifies itself both by its immediate enjoyment, and also by its discipline of the inmost being. Its discipline is not distinct from enjoyment but by reason of it. It transforms the soul into the permanent realization of values extending beyond its former self."

-- Alfred North Whitehead

#Art Quotes #Writing Quotes #Self Quotes

“The dirty little secret is that I grew up in a household where there were no carbohydrates allowed, ever. No cookies, no bread, no potatoes, no rice. My mother was very extreme in terms of what she served. Since I left home more than 40 years ago, I've been making it right for myself.”
“They think because I'm small, they can do what they want to do to me. But I'm not weak. If I lower my shoulder and they lower they're shoulder, they're going to go down.”
“Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep...”
“A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth.”
“I believe that dialogue is the key to breaking through our tendency to separate and isolate. Dialogue changes isolation and loneliness into connection and interdependence. This, I believe, is the essence of Buddhism.”
“Love is worth the sum of itself, and nothing more.”

Source : Alice Hoffman (2003). “Practical Magic”, p.84, Penguin
“Fear not the path of Truth for the lack of People walking on it.”
“A mother beyond compare Have a lovely day Mom”

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