"An event in the present evokes past sensations. But science couldn't explain how a foolish heart had the power to overrule common sense."

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Source : Susan Wiggs (2012). “Summer by the Sea”, p.176, Harlequin

Susan Wiggs

#Heart Quotes #Past Quotes #Common Sense Quotes

“Unfortunately, young Russian artists are in a difficult position today. Painting, like all other arts, rests on a continuity of experience. More than anything, young painters and sculptors need to know the works of their immediate elders. Such a continuity does not exist here to a sufficient degree in the visual arts.”
“Here is the great secret of success. Work with all your might; but trust not in the least in your work. Pray with all your might for the blessing of God; but work, at the same time, with all diligence, with all patience, with all perseverance. Pray then, and work. Work and pray. And still again pray, and then work. And so on all the days of your life. The result will surely be, abundant blessing. Whether you see much fruit or little fruit, such kind of service will be blessed...”
“This old notion that work is drudgery is nonsense. Most days, even back when Xerox was under siege, I could not wait to get to the office.”
“We'll run this planet as we please, and if you don't like it, go back where we came from.”
“I rarely plan my research; it plans me.”
“During relaxation we drop our guard. Particularly in conversation. Relaxed conversation leads to openness. And in openness we often reveal what should never be revealed.”

Source : Edward Carey (2011). “Observatory Mansions”, p.65, Pan Macmillan
“As an actor, you're trained to do the right thing, be politically correct, say your lines, say the right thing about the people you're working with.”
“You better arm yourselves to answer your children's and grandchildren's questions... no matter what the question is... without being judgmental.”

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