"artists are exposed to great temptations: their eyes see paradise before their souls have reached it, and that is a great danger."

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Phyllis Bottome

#Eye Quotes #Artist Quotes #Soul Quotes

“A lot of people say Jerry Lee Lewis done wrong, but that has yet to be proven in the eyes of God.”
“I have a bad back partially from playing the drums and singing. I used to have to hold my body in such a position that my spine got out of alignment.”
“The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are.”
“The longer I live, the less I trust ideas, the more I trust emotions.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The sun has not caught me in bed in fifty years.”
“Contradict yourself. In order to live, you must remain broken up.”

Source : Wyndham Lewis (1989). “The Essential Wyndham Lewis: An Introduction to His Work”, Andre Deutsch Limited
“God is goodness itself, in whom all goodness is involved.Â If therefore we love other things for the goodness which we see in them, why do we not love God, in whom is all goodness?Â All other things are but sparks of that fire, and drops of that sea.Â If you see any good in the creature, remember there is much more in the Creator.Â Leave therefore the streams, and go to the fountainhead of comfort.”
“I always thought it's way more important to be funny or to be honest than to look any certain way”

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