"Like the adolescent, the artist is a dreamer and a revolutionary; like the adolescent, he often finds his accomplishment inadequate to his imaginings. But his dream, setting him apart, helps him to escape the burden of the real."

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Source : Patricia Ann Meyer Spacks (1976). “The Female Imagination”

Patricia Ann Meyer Spacks

#Dream Quotes #Real Quotes #Artist Quotes

“It is impossible for forward play to be quite as safe as back play, because there must be a moment when the ball is out of sight.”
“High descent and meritorious deeds, unless united to wealth, are as useless as seaweed.”
“We all have life-defining moments. They are like open-book tests, but we don't know we have been examined until it is over.”

Source : Twitter post from Oct 04, 2014
“The facts fairly and honestly presented; truth will take care of itself.”
“You either have a civil society or you dont.”
“Unless you're not pushing yourself, you're not living to the fullest. You can't be afraid to fail, but unless you fail, you haven't pushed hard enough."”
“It will probably take several more generations before the female body can be considered a stand-in for the human body.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The farther we get away from the land, the greater our insecurity.”

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