"Art is craft, not inspiration."

-- Stephen Sondheim

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“One other fact is significant: the domestic feasts and sacrifices of single families, which in David's time must still have been general, gradually declined and lost their importance as social circles widened and life became more public.”

Source : Julius Wellhausen (2013). “Prolegomena to the History of Israel: With a Reprint of the Article 'Israel' from the Encyclopaedia Britannica”, p.20, Cambridge University Press
“My list of things I never pictured myself saying when I pictured myself as a parent has grown over the years.”
“P.S. If you do not receive this, of course it must have been miscarried; therefore I beg you to write and let me know.”
“Do you know the difference between a woman with PMS and a snarling Doberman pinscher? The answer is lipstick. Do you know the difference between a terrorist and a woman with PMS? You can negotiate with a terrorist.”

Source : Pentti Linkola (2011). “Can Life Prevail?”, p.160, Arktos
“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.”
“What are clouds, but an excuse for the sky? What is life, but an escape from death?”

Source : James Clavell (2009). “Shogun”, p.1132, Dell
“Because God is love, He could not completely cast man aside.”
“As soldiers we have few saving graces. Perhaps our willingness to die for what we believe in is all that matters.”

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