"Ned passed the next few minutes quietly not dying in his office, and was pleased with how well it was going. He'd stayed alive longer, but now that he was concentrating on it, it felt more like an accomplishment."

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Source : A. Lee Martinez (2007). “In the Company of Ogres”, p.119, Macmillan

A. Lee Martinez

#Accomplishment Quotes #Office Quotes #Dying Quotes

“Just because something causes you to have a feeling of aesthetic beauty does not make it a work of art.”
“Art can only be taught by artists.”

Source : Daniell Cornell, Ruth Asawa (2006). “The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air”, University of California Press
“Venus is kind to creatures as young as we;We know not what we do, and while we're youngWe have the right to live and love like gods.”
“In a comic strip, you can suggest motion and time, but it's very crude compared to what an animator can do. I have a real awe for good animation.”
“Everybody faces obstacles. And I looked to people who had been through many to succeed in life. Abraham Lincoln, born to a poor family, faced defeat through most of his life. Lost eight elections, failed two businesses, had a nervous breakdown, and still became president.”
“The core of my work is dedicated not to pleasing women, but to pleasing men.”
“I believe the book should be something you protect yourself from by returning to your life. But it has threatened your life. Not by saying something it believes is true, but by attacking it.”
“He who has calmly reconciled his life to fate, and set proud death beneath his feet, can look fortune in the face, unbending both to good and bad; his countenance unconquered.”

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