"What is the use of good painting? We want a spell cast upon the optical part of our existence! We seldom really see the world, but when we do, we become as still as a picture."

-- Robert Musil

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“You should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care.”
“I've found that taking shortcuts will get you to the place you don't want to be much quicker than they get u to the place u want to be.”
“Love isn't just about feeling sure of the other person, knowing what he would give up for you. It's knowing with certainty what you are willing to surrender for his sake. Make no mistake; each partner gives up something. Individual dreams are surrendered for a shared one.”

Source : Robin Hobb (2003). “Mad Ship”, p.299, Spectra
“For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps.”
“Some writers and producers are currently writing a sitcom for me, so we'll see what happens there. I'm somewhat reluctant to talk about some of the upcoming projects that I'm working on; I've a lot of stuff on the go, including five pictures that I'm looking at producing.”
“Maybe this is blasphemy to say, but I feel like music is not meant to be something that earning your keep depends on because it cheapens it and it will force you into making decisions in the interest of earning your keep, as opposed to the interest of the thing itself.”

Source : Interview with Jenn Pelly, pitchfork.com. August 10, 2012.
“The last major childhood disease remains and it's the worst of them all: nuclear war.”
“just sitting does not involve reaching some understanding. It is the subtle activity of allowing all things to be completely at rest just as they are, not poking one's head into the workings of the world.”

Source : John Daido Loori (2010). “The Art of Just Sitting: Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza (Large Print 16pt)”, p.10, ReadHowYouWant.com

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