"The more you respect and focus on the singular and the strange, the more you become aware of the universal and infinite."

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Source : Gail Godwin, Shannon Ravenel (1985). “The Best American short stories, 1985”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Gail Godwin

#Focus Quotes #Strange Quotes #Infinite Quotes

“Your'e seeing me develop, not only as a filmmaker if you've seen my earlier films, but you're seeing me kind of learn how to be a human, how my philosophy has evolved.”
“In one African myth the word for God is even identical with skill and capacity. The Godhead is defined as that thing which appears in man as the mystery of an unusual skill or capacity. It is something divine, a spark of the divinity in him, not his own possession or achievement, but a miracle.”

Source : Marie-Louise von Franz (2017). “Creation Myths: Revised Edition”, p.110, Shambhala Publications
“It only takes one profound experience to change somebody's life.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Today, if you donâ€™t understand the controller, youâ€™re not able to enjoy video games. â€¦ We expect the Revolution [Wii] controller to become the standard in video game controls.”
“Dawn comes slowly but dusk is rapid.”
“We don't need to dumb down our stuff. And it's important to know how far we can push readers.”
“I have a lot of mirrors around my house, not because I like to look at myself, but because I like the light and perspective they bring to a room.”

Source : "What I see in the mirror" by Hayley Mills, www.theguardian.com. November 19, 2010.
“Sometimes someone feels like nothing goes their way, and then something really good happens. For me, hearing that I made someone happy makes me feel so alive!”

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