Quotes
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Antonella Gambotto-Burke

"This human need for mysticism â€“ surrender to an unknown truth, union â€“ stands at the helm of all romantic feeling. It is, in essence, the same intimacy known in a motherâ€™s arms; in those who are deprived of the experience, the need freezes and, distorted, it can rent a life. All addiction has as its foundation skewed yearning for the same transcendence. For me, the spell of the material was broken by my brotherâ€™s death; after his suicide, all I wanted was the renewal of my connection to the intangible."

-- Antonella Gambotto-Burke

#Mother Quotes #Suicide Quotes #Brother Quotes

“If the Church ever succeeds in doing that big thing, that great thing, that unspeakable thing that God purposes that we should do, it can only be when we enter into that Divine compassion of the Son of God.”
“You start playing when it's cold and you want to be playing when it's cold again.”
“The only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are interesting, or very important, or wonderfully funny; whose attitude is: "Tell me more. Tell me all you can. I want to understand more about everything you feel and know and all the changes inside and out of you. Let more come out." And if you have no such friend,--and you want to write,--well, then you must imagine one.”
“I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.”
“Sometimes it's important just to allow myself to feel whatever it is I am feeling and to be okay with it.”
“Amazingly, my first project at Granta was the Sex issue. Given my own proclivity for the nuances of hedonistic and sexual exploration, partly through art, it was a perfect way to start. I love to interrogate through image - or pose questions through a subversion of said image - and we came up with a visual that caused quite a stir and went on to pick up a Design and Art Direction award.”
“Be vigorous and full of energy, and make ceaseless efforts. This means that little things do not discourage you and that you approach all things boldly and with an attitude of determination.”
“Polish your wisdom: learn public justice, distinguish between good and evil, study the ways of different arts one by one.”

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