"Cats are like donkeys and camels, they won't ever quite give in to human tyranny, they won't try to imitate the human soul."

-- Richard Aldington

#Cat Quotes #Giving Quotes #Soul Quotes

“Light is a powerful substance. We have a primal connection to it. But, for something so powerful, situations for its felt presence are fragile . . . I like to work with it so that you feel it physically, so you feel the presence of light inhabiting a space.”

Source : James Turrell, Julia Brown, Craig E. Adcock, Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.) (1985). “Occluded front, James Turrell”, Lapis Pr
“You read something and you just feel this makes sense. And sometimes before you even read it you have a feeling that yeah, I'm probably gonna do this one.”
“There wouldn't be no grime without me.”
“Own it. Just take it and say, 'Yes I will be great, I am going to be great.' Great doesn't mean being a movie star, great doesn't mean having millions of dollars. Great means being able to be confident, strong, and a solid human being that has dignity and integrity. That is great.”
“The foolish undertake a trifling act, and soon desist, discouraged; wise men engage in mighty works, and persevere.”
“He was, she reflected, almost rudely like a tortoise; and she was glad her friend kept none as pets or they might have suspected mockery.”

Source : Stella Gibbons (1977). “Cold comfort farm”, Penguin (Non-Classics)
“The intelligent poor individual was a much finer observer than the intelligent rich one. The poor individual looks around him at every step, listens suspiciously to every word he hears from the people he meets; thus, every step he takes presents a problem, a task, for his thoughts and feelings. He is alert and sensitive, he is experienced, his soul has been burned...”

Source : Knut Hamsun (1999). “Hunger”, p.97, Canongate Books
“I submit all my plays to the National Theatre for rejection. To assure myself I am seeing clearly.”

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