"I wanted to see something in full daylight; I was sated with the pleasure and comfort of the half light; I had the same desire for the daylight as for water and air. And if seeing was fire, I required the plenitude of fire, and if seeing would infect me with madness, I madly wanted that madness."

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Source : Maurice Blanchot (1981). “Folie Du Jour”, Barrytown/ Station Hill Press

Maurice Blanchot

#Light Quotes #Air Quotes #Fire Quotes

“I watched the way they looked at each other. Any idiot could see they were in love, even if they were the only two idiots who couldn't.”
“Smile, it's free therapy.”
“Whether you're as healthy as you should be or not, that doesn't disallow you to look your best. Style is only possible from a place of self-acceptance.”
“I don't think he likes girls", I said. "Or boys. Look at the horror on his face. He doesn't look like a people person.”
“The work of an artist who attempts lovingly to embrace reality, will ring false, will degenerate into kitsch.”
“Loving what you do is the secret to everything.”
“The heart of the new birth is the new birth of the heart.”
“In the poor and outcast we see Christâ€™s face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ.”

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