"When you fall in love with a work of art, youâ€™d die to meet the artist. I am a student of the galleries of Pacific sunsets, full moon rises on the ocean, the clouds from an airplane, autumn forests in Raleigh, first fallen snows. And Iâ€™m dying to meet the artist."

-- Yasmin Mogahed

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“I really don't want to say things such as 'I want to go back as how things were before.' I recognize how I am right now, and I will continue to live on.”
“I'm often a little perplexed, when I read a review of a book, by the quotes that are pulled out as evidence of excellent prose. I don't think great novels are necessarily composed of great prose, or that there's a correlation between beautiful prose and the quality of a work of fiction. A really good, interesting novel will often let a little ugliness get into its words - to create a certain effect, to leave the reader with a certain sense of disorientation.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“The reason people have problems is that they have too much time to think.”
“We are very concerned all the time with figuring out new technologies and advances in science, but really [while] our future is dependent on science and progress, it's not less dependent on the way we treat each other.”
“The thing that makes you know that Vernon Ward is a good painter is if you look at his ducks, you can see the eyes follow you around the room.”

Source : BBC British sketch comedy show "Not Only... But Also" ("At The Art Gallery", 1965), 1965-1970.
“Logic is the hygiene the mathematician practices to keep his ideas healthy and strong.”
“Nowadays, if you have a journey, albeit a simple one, you consider yourself lucky if nothing happens.”

Source : "Me and my travels". Interview with Carl Wilkinson, www.theguardian.com. October 29, 2006.
“Before a big acting competition, my dad sent me a note that said, 'Define the moment. Don't let the moment define you.'”

Source : "When I Was 17: Katie Leclerc". Interview with Emily Laurence, www.seventeen.com. May 26, 2012.

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