"All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is given to us as raw material, as clay, so that we may shape our art."

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Source : "Twenty-four Conversations with Borges, Including a Selection of Poems: Interviews by Roberto Alifano, 1981-1983". Book by Jorge Luis Borges, 1984.

Jorge Luis Borges

#Art Quotes #Clay Quotes #Raw Materials Quotes

“I don't want Christmas season to end, because it's the only time I can legitimately indulge in on particular addiction: glitter.”

Source : "Paris in Love: A Memoir". Book by Eloisa James, April 3, 2012.
“The world will belong to passionate, driven leaders - people who not only have enormous amounts of energy, but who can energize those whom they lead.”
“As a literary device, sugar and pastry carried so many nuances - the sweetness of the past, the danger of overeating and addiction, the political and environmental devastation of plantations - it was just what a book needed.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“When one has talent, everything contributes to its development.”
“Dad was just an emotional wreck. He was drinking a lot of the time, he was smoking a lot of pot. And because he takes certain medications, the drinking was making him... you know, he wasn't even present, really.”

Source : "Jack Talks About His Addiction and Recovery". MTV.com, February 2003.
“I donâ€™t have a problem baring my emotions in music. Thatâ€™s one of the reasons Iâ€™m glad to have music in my life. Iâ€™m pretty resilient as far as being a human being. A lot of songs write themselves.”
“I've always felt that even though a man was not a Christian, he still has to know the truth some way or another. Or if he was a Christian, he could know the truth. The truth itself doesn't have any name on it to me. And each man has to find this for himself, I think.”
“It's entirely possible that the notion of what is the past, what is the present and what is the future, could change.”

Source : "Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof Talk Lost". Interview, movieweb.com. April 21, 2008.

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