"I think a painting should include more experience than simply intended statement."

-- Jasper Johns

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“You see, to find the brightest wisdom one must pass through the darkest zones. And through the darkest zones there can be no guide. No guide, that is, but courage”

Source : Adam Gidwitz (2010). “A Tale Dark and Grimm”, p.106, Penguin
“At first acoustics attributed to the different sounds only a limited number of characteristic features.”
“Men who love themselves hate those who would dim their glory.”

Source : Anthony Ryan (2013). “Blood Song: Book 1 of Raven's Shadow”, p.333, Hachette UK
“What's cool about indie rock is that one band can do effectively the same thing as another band, and one band nails it, and the other one doesn't. I like that elusiveness.”
“What can government do? They can listen to their own people. But I'll tell you what citizens can do, when we elect one of these people - whether we think it's a good guy or a bozo - you got to stay on the case. You don't vote and go home and give them the keys to the car, he'll drive you right off a cliff. You have to help people to stay honest.”
“I remember I did think, 'Wouldn't it be nice if Mr. Right moved in next door?'”
“The advice I continually give to young writers is this, "Learn to paint pictures with words." Not just once upon a time, but ... In the long secret dust of ages, beneath a blue forgotten sky, where trade winds caress the sun bleached shores of unknown realms ... See, as much as there are words in poetry, there is a poetry in words. Use it, stay faithful to the path you have set your heart upon and follow it.”
“The girls said she was too cynical about love, but how could you not be? On the surface, relations between men and women were all soft kisses and white gowns and hand-holding. But underneath they were a scary, complicated, ugly mess, just waiting to rise to the surface.”

Source : J. Courtney Sullivan (2009). “Commencement”, p.96, Vintage

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