"Merit is never so conspicuous as when coupled with an obscure origin, just as the moon never appears so lustrous as when it emerges from a cloud."

-- Christian Nestell Bovee

#Moon Quotes #Clouds Quotes #Merit Quotes

“In proportion as you give the state power to do things for you, you give it power to do things to you.”
“One of the pleasures of art is that it enables the mind to move in unanticipated directions, to make connections that may be in some sense errors but are fruitful nonetheless.”

Source : "Not-Knowing: The Essays and Interviews of Donald Barthelme". Book by Donald Barthelme. Chapter: "Reifications", p. 188, 1997.
“I believe the best poetry of our times is growing too artistic; the study is too visible. If freedom and naturalness are lost out of poetry, everything worth having is lost.”
“He could not play the game without hope; could not play the game without a dream. They had taken it all away from him now, they had turned away from him and there was nothing for him now...He was alone and there was nothing for him.”
“If a dish doesn't turn out right, change the name and don't bat an eyelid. A fallen souffle is only a risen omelette. It depends on the self-confidence with which you present it.”
“I seemed to belong to three countries: I had an apartment in Paris, a house in Hollywood, and when I married British theater director Peter Hall, I moved to London.”
“And of course there is so much of World War II that is documented that we never have seen”
“If you come back from the dead, you don't have the same value system, I think.”

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