"To paint is always to start at the beginning again, yet being unable to avoid the familiar arguments about what you see yourself painting."

-- Philip Guston

#Painting Quotes #Argument Quotes #Begin Again Quotes

“Those who follow the part of themselves which is great are great men; those who follow the part which is little are little men.”
“The secret of successfully giving yourself away lies not so much in calculated actions as in cultivating friendly, warm-hearted impulses. You have to train yourself to obey giving impulses on the instant -- before they get a chance to cool. When you give impulsively, something happens inside of you that makes you glow, sometimes for hours.”
“But if you didn't believe in monsters, then how were you going to be able to keep safe from them?”
“Always say â€œyesâ€ to the present moment. What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to what already is? what could be more insane than to oppose life itself, which is now and always now? Surrender to what is. Say â€œyesâ€ to life â€” and see how life suddenly starts working for you rather than against you.”
“The bond was so strange at times. Jill was jealous on Adrian's behalf.”
“She was surprised at how tiny the school seemed now. She supposed it was just as big as it had ever been only her eyes had grown used to looking at bigger things.”
“All you may know of heaven or hell is within your own self.”
“Man is a thinking animal, a talking animal, a toolmaking animal, a building animal, a political animal, a fantasizing animal. But, in the twilight of a civilization he is chiefly a taxpaying animal.”

Source : Hugh MacLennan (2011). “Voices in Time”, p.182, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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