"Alas! in nature, as in art, we gain only according to our capacity. You cannot put an ocean in a pint pot."

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Source : Flora Thompson (2008). “The Peverel papers: nature notes written in Liphoo, Hampshire, 1921-1927”

Flora Thompson

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“The personal lives of painters are tragic and inevitable and do not explain the artist. For the artist is his work and no longer human.”
“Reality is bad enough. Why should I tell the truth?”
“The sweet spot: that productive, uncomfortable terrain located just beyond our current abilities, where our reach exceeds our grasp. Deep practice is not simply about struggling; it's about seeking a particular struggle, which involves a cycle of distinct actions.”

Source : Daniel Coyle (2010). “The Talent Code: Greatness isn't born. It's grown”, p.92, Random House
“I have never learned to read or write music so I am not a virtuoso musician like the others you mentioned. I am completely unable to play like them because I never learned classical music, I just developed my own crazy style!”
“Speak Peace sums up decades of healing and peacework. It would be hard to list all the kinds of people who can benefit from reading this book, because it's really any and all of us.”
“When you grew up like me and my four brothers, you end up feeling somewhat inadequate, like somehow you don't count.”
“Work is most fulfilling when you're at the comfortable, exciting edge of not quite knowing what you are doing.”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 14, 2014
“That a good fit between parental handling and child temperament is vital to help children adapt to the imperatives of their society is a crucial concept that can be applied to other cultures.”

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