"God is love, I said, but art's the possibility of forms, and shadows are the source of identity."

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Source : Ralph Ellison (2010). “Three Days Before the Shooting . . .”, p.987, Modern Library

Ralph Ellison

#Art Quotes #Shadow Quotes #Identity Quotes

“Recovering from suffering is not like recovering from a disease. Many people donâ€™t come out healed; they come out different. They crash through the logic of individual utility and behave paradoxically. Instead of recoiling from the sorts of loving commitments that almost always involve suffering, they throw themselves more deeply into them. Even while experiencing the worst and most lacerating consequences, some people double down on vulnerability. They hurl themselves deeper and gratefully into their art, loved ones and commitments.”

Source : David Brooks (2015). “The Road to Character”, p.109, Random House
“If you want help in starting to write memoirs, you don't want to fall into the clutches of a famous writer who has been hired to teach at a writing workshop solely because of his name's ability to attract students, rather than because of any teaching skill. You should not have to grapple with someone who secretly thinks you should be writing about his life rather than your own.”

Source : Judith Barrington (2002). “Writing the Memoir”
“I loved being in the Marine Corps, I loved my job in the Marine Corps, and I loved the people I served with. It's one of the best things I've had a chance to do.”
“Every dogma has its day, but ideals are eternal.”

Source : Israel Zangwill (1937). “Speeches, Articles, and Letters of Israel Zangwill”
“The most important thing to remember is you must know your audience.”
“A room is, after all, a place where you hide from the wolves. That's all any room is.”
“When you've found another soul who see's in to your own...take good care of each other..and remember to be kind..”
“My construction of the constitution is very different from that you quote. It is that each department is truly independent of the others, and has an equal right to decide for itself what is the meaning of the constitution in the cases submitted to its action; and especially, where it is to act ultimately and without appeal.”

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