"Through the opened heart, the world comes rushing in, the way oceans fill the smallest hole along the shore. It is the quietest sort of miracle: by simply being who we are, the world will come to fill us, to cleanse us, to baptize us, again and again."

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Source : Mark Nepo (2011). “The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have (Gift Edition)”, p.111, Conari Press

Mark Nepo

#Ocean Quotes #Heart Quotes #Rushing Quotes

“Itâ€™s not illegal to be an asshole. Itâ€™s not illegal to be racist, even. Itâ€™s not illegal to do anything.”
“We are not beginners forever, but we never stop learning.”
“Intelligent design is consistent with any faith system I can think of, because most faith systems believe that there is a creator.”
“Sometimes being an adult means doing the right thing, even if it's not what you want.”
“It usually takes me 20 to 90 minutes to write a song because once I start, I don't stop. I like when it's really organic, so I try to knock it out in one shot.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I know how mirrors work. They're all in league with the cosmetics trade. They tell a woman lies. Drawing her gaze from one imagined flaw to another, until all she sees is a constellation of imperfections. If you could get outside yourself, borrow my eyes for just an instant... There is only beauty.”
“A Ming vase can be well-designed and well-made and is beautiful for that reason alone. I don't think this can be true for photography. Unless there is something a little incomplete and a little strange, it will simply look like a copy of something pretty. We won't take an interest in it.”

Source : John Loengard (1987). “Pictures under discussion”, Amphoto Books
“Don't believe Wikipedia, not everything written there is true. The Soviet Artists Union was not a communist party organization. It was a professional union, which did not protect you from the government if the government decided you were the enemy, but it did give you the possibility to work in your profession and survive.”

Source : "INTERVIEW: Monumenta 2014 Artists Ilya And Emilia Kabakov". Interview with Douglas MacKaye Harrington, www.hamptons.com.

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