"Denotation by means of sounds and markings is a remarkable abstraction. Three letters designate God for me; several lines a million things. How easy becomes the manipulation of the universe here, how evident the concentration of the intellectual world! Language is the dynamics of the spiritual realm. One word of command moves armies; the word liberty entire nations."

-- Novalis

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“So writing is a very, very difficult position to obtain... and retain.”
“I always believe it's better to have 30 imaginations working on a project, rather than one imagination telling the other 29 what to do.”
“My work is about your seeing. There is a rich tradition in painting of work about light, but it is not light -- it is the record of seeing. My material is light, and it is responsive to your seeing.”

Source : James Turrell, Julia Brown, Craig E. Adcock, Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1985). “Occluded front, James Turrell”, Lapis Pr
“It's the company, not the cooking, that makes a meal.”

Source : Kirby Larson (2007). “Hattie Big Sky”, p.159, Yearling
“Johanna glances over at Finnick, to be sure, then turns to me. â€œHowâ€™d you lose Mags?â€ â€œIn the fog. Finnick had Peeta. I had Mags for a while. Then I couldnâ€™t lift her. Finnick said he couldnâ€™t take them both. She kissed him and walked right into the poison,â€ I say. â€œShe was Finnickâ€™s mentor, you know,â€ Johanna says accusingly. â€œNo, I didnâ€™t,â€ I say. â€œShe was half his family,â€ she says a few moments later, but thereâ€™s less venom behind it.”
“I hardly know so true a mark of a little mind as the servile imitation of others.”
“I love trains. I dont even mind First Great Western, which is a stupid name because it implies every carriage is first class, but theyre not.”
“At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.”

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