"Why is joy not considered a fit subject for an artist?"

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Source : Eugene Manlove Rhodes (1987). “The Best Novels and Stories of Eugene Manlove Rhodes”, p.24, U of Nebraska Press

Eugene Manlove Rhodes

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“From what I have observed, when the anesthesia of love wears off, there is always the pain of consequences. You don't have to be stupid to marry the wrong man.”
“You notice. And noticing, you live.”

Source : John Graves (2016). “From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas”, p.163, University of Texas Press
“I feel that the only true security I have is my capacity, however limited, to love.”

Source : Lawrence W. Fagg (2009). “Pauses: Reflections on Science, Spirituality, and the Fine Art of Living”, p.23, Andrews McMeel Publishing
“Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth.”
“Reality is bad enough. Why should I tell the truth?”
“Things certainly aren't the way you imagine them when you're a kid and dreaming big dreams about what your life as a grown-up will look like.”
“To prevent contact with the entrapped spirits of darkness, you must practice loving all things unconditionally and seek to make contact with your Higher Self, your Soul. When you vibrate with the highest form of love, contact with your Soul is quite easy, for both of you are vibrating on a similar frequency.”
“We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than working through a formal computer science curriculum.”

Source : "Philip Greenspun Answers". Slashdot Interview, tech.slashdot.org. April 27, 2000.

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