"Florence and Milan had given him ideas more flexible than those of people who'd stayed at home."

-- Hilary Mantel

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“There are people who can achieve huge success in life, while adding a bit of fun and a splash of colour to this increasingly grey world.”
“If one is looking for cultural testosterone and raging off-the-wall competition in the world of communications, Manhattan was - and is - home plate.”
“Inquisitive people aren't really very attractive, are they?”
“It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.”

Source : Mark Dvoretsky (1991). “Secrets of Chess Training”, Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
“I don't like the word "happy." I wouldn't want to use it that context. I enjoy writing songs, it's a really good challenge, it tickles me. It's a wonderful way to engage with your surroundings, through poetry and songs.”
“I think one reason I'm drawn to expansive syntax is that arias are so often exercises in extending language as a means of intensifying feeling.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“The element of heroic maleness had always been present in the concept of the artist as one who rides the winged horse above the clouds beyond the sight of lesser men, a concept seldom applied to those who worked with colours until the nineteenth century. When the inevitable question is asked, "Why are there no great women artists?" it is this dimension of art that is implied. The askers know little of art, but they know the seven wonders of the painting world.”
“There is a logic [to my reading], but I can't define it. I like reading impulsively. I collect books, I have a lot of them, but most of them I have not read yet. I'll read them when they call me from the shelf.”

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