"You know, it's no accident that the great painters came from areas like Europe where there is a lot of clouds and rain, which begets color and subtle washes of tone. Most great graphic artists come from areas with prevalent sun, where line and shadow are paramount."

-- Al Hirschfeld

#Rain Quotes #Artist Quotes #Europe Quotes

“A slight wind shakes the seed-pods my thoughts are spent as the black seeds.”
“The purpose of life is not to maintain personal comfort; it's to grow the soul.”
“No tongue is able to declare the greatness of the love that Jesus bears to every soul: and therefore this Spouse, when he would leave this earth, in order that his absence might not cause us to forget him, left us as a memorial this Blessed Sacrament, in which he himself remained; for he would not that there should be any other pledge to keep alive our remembrance of him than he himself.”
“I'm an outside chance at Roland Garros but my focus is really on Wimbledon where it is realistically between me and Roger Federer to win.”
“I never saw so sweet a face. As that I stood before. My heart has left it dwelling place ... and can return no more.”

Source : John Clare (2015). “Poems Chiefly from Manuscript”, p.268, The Floating Press
“You cannot put it all in God's hands. God is busy.”
“Even the powerful needed protection sometimes.”
“It's always unfortunate when a reporter is sent behind bars for failing to turn over sources. There's no way to say what the long-term outcome will be.”

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