"Didn't I seize the fire of ideas and make them leap, tear, fly, sing"

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Source : Tom Paulin (2011). “Seize the Fire: A Version of Aeschylus's 'Prometheus Bound'”, p.10, Faber & Faber

Tom Paulin

#Ideas Quotes #Fire Quotes #Tears Quotes

“Feel is a lot more important than accuracy.”
“No one knew me until I met my wife Lulu. Lulu's mother used to ask, Which one is Maurice? For six months she thought Lulu was dating Barry.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I think there are a lot of things in life that are not fair. But life, I believe, isn't always perfect and idealistic.”
“When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'one word at a time.'”
“Growing up during the Cold War period, I always found that, although we always thought that the world would end in some sort of nuclear holocaust, at some point, everybody was pretty hopeful.”
“Pyramids, cathedrals, and rockets exist not because of geometry, theories of structures, or thermodynamics, but because they were first a picture- literally a vision-in the minds of those who built them. Society is where it is today because people had the perception; the images and the imagination; the creativity that the Arts provide, to make the world the place we live in today.”
“The art world loves to throw things out and bring new things in. There's always this new circle of artists entering every five years.”
“If you ever have a new idea, and it's really new, you have to expect that it won't be widely accepted immediately. It's a long hard process.”

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