"We collected in a group in front of their door, and we experienced within ourselves a grief that was new for us, the ancient grief of the people that has no land, the grief without hope of the exodus which is renewed in every century."

-- Primo Levi

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“In becoming an Irishman, Patrick wedded his world to theirs, his faith to their lifeâ€¦Patrick found a way of swimming down to the depths of the Irish psyche and warming and transforming Irish imagination â€“ making it more humane and more noble while keeping it Irish.”

Source : FaceBook post by Thomas Cahill from Jan 12, 2012
“I am ignorant and impotent and yet, somehow or other, here I am, unhappy, no doubt, profoundly dissatisfied ... In spite of everything I survive.”
“I had this wonderful career and thought I would retire as a teacher.”
“All musical talent is absent in me, to the point of being unable to play board games that require you to hum a tune while others guess what it is, since all my humming sounds the same. Musical instruments have always seemed like alien artifacts to me, even as I really admire anyone who can play one.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com
“As I get older and I get a few more years experience I become more like Dad, you know, King Lear.”
“In the dance the boundaries between body and soul are effaced. The body moves itself spiritually, the spirit bodily.”
“I saw many people who had advanced heart disease and I was so frustrated because I knew if they just knew how to do the right thing, simple lifestyle and diet steps, that the entire trajectory of their life and health would have been different.”
“This project started nearly twenty years ago as an assignment in my typography class at art school. Students were encouraged to see letters beyond their dull, practical functionality. We played with their unique shapes and tinkered with their infinite possibilities. The challenge was hard, so the reward of â€œcrackingâ€ a word felt great. This became a lifelong project for me.”

Source : "Word as Image: 90 Animated Words". Book by Ji Lee, October 4, 2011.

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