"Nothing is old, nothing is new, save the light of grace underneath which beats a human heart. The way of feeling, of understanding, of loving; the way of seeing the country, the faces that your father saw, that your mother knew. The rest is chimerical."

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Source : Georges Rouault, Ileana Marcoulesco, Menil Collection (Houston, Tex.) (1996). “Georges Rouault: the inner light”, Menil Foundation

Georges Rouault

#Mother Quotes #Country Quotes #Father Quotes

“You start at the end, and then go back and write and go that way. Not everyone does, but I do. Some people just sit down at the page and start off. I start from what happened, including the why.”
“Yeah, I loved Ray Bradbury.”
“Worry about him? I never even heard of him.”
“When I write what publishers call 'fantasy' I am writing in what I think is the most important tradition of fiction: starting with Homer and up through Shakespeare and Milton, the most important themes to tackle are those of the mythopoeic domain, tales of the body and mind seen through a temperament and a cosmos divorced from current reality so what is said can be more clear.”
“If I start to feel run-down or like I'm going to get sick, I know I need sleep - stat. I can sometimes keep a sickness at bay with a good night's sleep!”

Source : "Actor Annie Wersching: Losing her mom and the curative powers of a good night's sleep". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Cofounders will endure so much together that their relationship is often compared to a marriage.”

Source : "The Advice For Any Woman Who Wants To Found A Startup" by Jessica Livingston, www.businessinsider.com. January 31, 2011.
“Its far easier to brush off death if the death in question seems impossible or improbable as a personal threat.”
“When I get the strength to leave, you always tell me that you need me. And I'm weak cause I believe you and I'm mad because I love you. So I stop and think that maybe you could learn to appreciate me, and it all remains the same that you ain't never gonna change.”

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