"writers of novels are so busy being solitary that they haven't time to meet one another. But then, a writer learns nothing from a writer, conversationally. If a writer has anything witty, profound or quotable to say he doesn't say it. He's no fool. He writes it."

-- Edna Ferber

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“For me a work of art must be an elevated interpretation of nature. The search for the ideal has been the purpose of my life. In landscape or seascape, I love above all the poetic motif.”

Source : "19th Century European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture", Sotheby's (Firm), p. 123, 1994.
“When an individual fear or apathy would cause us to pass by the unfortunate, then life is of no account.”
“God's eternal decree certainly rendered the entrance of sin into the world certain, but this may not be interpreted so as to make God the cause of sin in the sense of being its responsible author”

Source : Louis Berkhof (1953). “Systematic Theology”, p.111, Lulu.com
“I've always liked working on stories that combine people who are relatable with something insane.”

Source : "Director J.J. Abrams feels lucky to land 'Force' job". Interview with Rick Bentley, www.fresnobee.com. December 16, 2015.
“There are no good and bad movies, only good and bad directors”
“Art is a weapon that penetrates the eyes, the ears, the deepest and subtlest human feelings.”
“You build movements and keep people in a struggle when it feels productive. Anti-capitalists have typically been the people in movements who have declared every gain to be a trick of the capitalist class to buy us off. That line isn't very inspiring, and it shows no sensitivity to how social movements actually succeed.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org
“Order is manifestly maintained in the universe... governed by the sovereign will of God.”

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