"All that passes is raised to the dignity of expression; all that happens is raised to the dignity of meaning. Everything is either symbol or parable."

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Source : "Relating: An Astrological Guide to Living with Others on a Small Planet". Book by Liz Greene, p. 15, 1977.

Paul Claudel

#Expression Quotes #Dignity Quotes #Parables Quotes

“Write 10 times: 'Fear is my friend. Fear is the energy to do my best in a new situation.' You don't have to believe it; just write it.”
“I started writing and photographing for different publications and finally ended up being the correspondent in South Asia, for the Geneva-based Journal de Geneve, which at one time used to be one of the best international newspapers in Europe.”
“I believe in God, Mozart and Beethoven, and likewise their disciples and apostles; - I believe in the Holy Spirit and the truth of the one, indivisible Art; - I believe that this Art proceeds from God, and lives within the hearts of all illumined men; - I believe that he who once has bathed in the sublime delights of this high Art, is consecrate to Her for ever, and never can deny Her; - I believe that through Art all men are saved.”

Source : "Pilgrimage to Beethoven and Other Essays".
“The first eight years of my life, we lived in an abandoned diner - we were basically squatters.”

Source : "Rio Grande Valley Girl". Interview with Jeff Salamon, www.texasmonthly.com. October 2014.
“Many works of the past complete what they announce they are going to do, to our increasing boredom. Certain others plague me because I cannot follow their intentions. I can tell at a glance what Fabritius is doing, but I am spending my life trying to find out what Rembrandt was up to.”
“Orphans, dead parents, lonely children at Christmas, morose spoken word recordings, everything you love about the holidays. Move the turkey over so you can fit your head in the oven.”
“By the time I came of age and, indeed, Margaret Thatcher became prime minister, I had seen the entire William Shakespeare canon, which, in those days, you were quite able to do. Now, it's a much harder thing. Mrs. Thatcher was really axing public subsidy for the arts.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I want to record Goyescas by Granados, which has been a great love of mine since I was a teenager.”

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