"In a simple direct sense, archaeology is a science that must be lived, must be "seasoned with humanity." Dead archaeology is the driest dust that blows."

-- Mortimer Wheeler

#Blow Quotes #Simple Quotes #Dust Quotes

“Give her the continent and she wanted the hemisphere.”
“Read Blake or go to hell, that's my message to the modern world.”

Source : Northrop Frye, Nicholas Halmi (2004). “Northrop Frye's Fearful Symmetry: A Study of William Blake”, p.45, University of Toronto Press
“I guess if one set of my books was selling like Stephen King's, and the other wasn't selling at all, editors would want me to do the ones that sold like Stephen King's. But they seem to be willing to let me pick what I want to do next.”
“Love is your job description - no matter what you do for a living. If you ever feel unsure of what you're supposed to do in a situation, here's a good rule of thumb: always do what leads to greater love.”

Source : Marci Shimoff, Carol Kline, Marianne Williamson (2012). “Love For No Reason: 7 Steps to Creating a Life of Unconditional Love”, p.287, Simon and Schuster
“Sacrifice is at the heart of repentance. Without deeds, your apology is worthless.”
“Only now do I understand the war against boredom, the lost cause of empty hours, of empty days and nights.”
“Only the dead know the truth.”

Source : Leonid Andreyev (1914). “Savva: The Life of Man; Two Plays”
“I turned my thoughts to a still more novel mode... to compose pictures on canvas similar to representations on the stage... my picture is my stage, and men and women my players exhibited in a 'dumb' show.”

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