"Reading is perception as translation. The inert signs of an alphabet become living meanings in the mind."

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Source : Siri Hustvedt (2012). “Living, Thinking, Looking: Essays”, p.133, Macmillan

Siri Hustvedt

#Reading Quotes #Mind Quotes #Perception Quotes

“It's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward.”

Source : Robert Lipsyte (1967). “The contender”
“Fascism isn't a libertarian doctrine! It just isn't, never will be and it can't be cast as one.”
“Evil is the product of the ability of humans to make abstract that which is concrete.”
“Donald Trump didn't just throw out the playbook, he set fire to it. And America loved it.”
“Acting, for me, is exhausting. I'm always more energized by directing. It's more intense to direct. I can pop in and express myself, then pop out again. It's a huge passion for me.”
“We'd achieve more if we chase the dream instead of the competition.”
“LibertÃ©, Ã©galitÃ©, fraternitÃ©. Liberty, equality, fraternity. Watchword of French Revolution. And bold and hard adventures t' undertake, Leaving his country for his country's sake.”

Source : "The Life and Death of Sir Francis Drake". Book by Charles Fitzgeoffrey, stanza 213, 1596.
“Romance is mush, stifling those who strive.”

Source : Song: Lush Life

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