"How precious a book is in light of the offering, in the light of the one who has the privilege of this offering. The library tells you of this offering"

-- Louis Kahn

#Book Quotes #Light Quotes #Offering Quotes

“The best swordsman in the world may be disarmed by a trick that's new to him.”
“As long as our civilization is essentially one of property, of fences, of exclusiveness, it will be mocked by delusions.”
“Libertarians are essentially what the Republicans were 30 years ago. Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan. They'd all fit more under the Libertarian label than the modern day Republican label.”
“The chief difference between good writing and better writing may be measured by the number of imperceptible hesitations the reader experiences as he goes along.”

Source : James J. Kilpatrick (2010). “The Writer's Art”, p.33, Andrews McMeel Publishing
“I don't believe in anything, Mother," I said. "You told Armand long ago that you believe you'll find answers in the great jungles and forests; that the stars will finally reveal a vast truth. But I don't believe in anything. And that makes me stronger than you think”
“I'm an elderly Jewish lesbian trapped in a 33 year old nerd's body.”

Source : Source: www.towleroad.com
“The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race.”

Source : Kenneth Wade Prescott, Jack Levine (1978). “Jack Levine: Retrospective Exhibition, Paintings, Drawings, Graphics”
“We live in a world in which we are able to communicate very quickly in many different ways, and yet we find communicating more difficult than ever. When in fact we need communication more urgently than ever, because the enemies that threaten us are universal: drugs, illiteracy and crime. We have to fight against them together.”

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