"Writing is a combination of intangible creative fantasy and appallingly hard work."

-- Anthony Powell

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“The essence of beauty is unity in variety.”
“The purpose of all art is to cause a deep and emotion, also one that is entertaining or pleasing. Out of the depth and entertainment comes value.”
“Never think that success is down to your own performance alone. If you start listening only to yourself you take the first step back towards the bottom. The flowers of victory belong in many vases.”
“Let the liberal turn to the course of action, the course of all radicals, and the amused look vanishes from the face of society as it snarls, â€œThatâ€™s radical!â€ Society has good reason to fear the radical. Every shaking advance of mankind toward equality and justice has come from the radical. He hits, he hurts, he is dangerous. Conservative interests know that while liberals are most adept at breaking their own necks with their tongues, radicals are most adept at breaking the necks of conservatives.”
“The pleasure of living and the pleasure of the ***** are identical. Extreme ***** anxiety forms the basis of the general fear of life.”

Source : Wilhelm Reich (1973). “The Discovery of the Orgone”
“The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was.”
“And now, I'm thinking again, isn't there something we can do about something we can't do anything about?”
“The future is created at the intersection of business, technology, design, and culture. *In the Bubble* is an insightful and delightful explanation of this nexus and of how each force affects the others. Designers often miss a great deal in their educations about the real people who will use and inhabit their work. Thackara astutely illuminates a lot of what designers don't know they're missing.”

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