"THE WRITER can get free of his writing only by using it, that is, by reading oneself. As if the aim of writing were to use what is already written as a launching pad for reading the writing to come. Moreover, what he has written is read in the process, hence constantly modified by his reading. The book is an unbearable totality. I write against a background of facets."

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Source : Edmond Jabès (1993). “The Book of Margins”, p.11, University of Chicago Press

Edmond Jabes

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“I have to say, creating memories is so important to me that I did a book about creating memories for your family.”
“We in Ireland are gifted beyond most peoples with a talent for acting, and in Dublin especially, while scorning culture, which indeed we have not got, we are possessed of a most futile and diverting cleverness.”
“The main thing that God asks for is our attention.”
“So you didnâ€™t tell me it was a messed-up idea to keep this all a secret because. . .â€ â€œBecause experience is the only teacher,â€ Hey-Soos says. â€œEven if I could have told you, it would have been a lecture. Why do you think kids donâ€™t listen to their parents, or people donâ€™t leave churches and do what the preacher tells them? Thereâ€™s only one thing thatâ€™s universal.â€ â€œWhatâ€™s that?â€ â€œThe truth.”

Source : Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.171, Manonmani Publishers
“If you are not serious, people will sense it.”
“She taught me to play the piano, and what it meant to miss somebody.”
“Before a fight I empty my mind. Every fighter is able to lose. It is not a big thing. You have to accept what comes and remain calm.”
“If you're a painter, you're not alone. There's no way to be alone.”

Source : Franz Kline (1994). “Franz Kline: Art and the structure of identity”, Gingko Pr Inc

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