"Strange, how such a small realization can affect everyone's life forever. In movies there is always a carefully staged moment - a big crescendo of music, close- ups of the actors' faces, the camera slowly pulling away to let all this sink in for the viewer...but, in real life, most all of the extraordinary things happen with no more loudness than a whisper."

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Source : FaceBook post by Silas House from Feb 07, 2013

Silas House

#Real Quotes #Forever Quotes #Pulling Away Quotes

“We can learn that reward comes in creation and re-creation, no just in the consumption of the world around us. Active participation in the process of creation is our right and our privilege. We can learn to measure the success of our ideas not by our bank accounts by their impact on the world.”
“The more intellectual you are, the more egoistic you are, and surrendering becomes more difficult.”
“Hell hath no fury like a frustrated fundamentalist whose God condemned him to "hell" for having "impure thoughts."”
“I used to sing in the church choir. People would say it was unusual for such a small girl to have such a big voice. They would say, 'She sounds like she's grown.'”
“I also plan to release a ballads collection.”
“Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it.”
“Just when I think I hate fashion, I hate clothes, I'm seized by this crazy thing that I have to do. I have this little studio now where I just draw. I can be in the room for three days and not even look up”
“Art shouldn't be something that you go quietly into an art gallery and dip your forelock and say 'I have to be very quiet, I'm in here amongst the art.' It's here, art's everywhere. It's how you use your eyes. It's about the enjoyment of visual things. And it's certainly not for any one group of people.”

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