"It will suffice thee to remember as concerning pain ... that the mind may, by stopping all manner of commerce and sympathy with the body, still retain its own tranquility."

-- Marcus Aurelius

#Pain Quotes #Soul Quotes #Mind Quotes

“A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of them percussion concertos.”
“There are a lot of things that got me into working with photos. The main thing is that I saw both what was being said and not being said with photos in the newspapers... I found out how you can fool people with photos, really fool them... You can lie and tell the truth by putting the wrong title or wrong captions under them, and that's roughly what was being done.”
“I agree that there are things that should be kept secret.”
“Of course, the ideal scenario for parenting is obviously two parents of a mature age.”
“When you mention to people growing up in Cleveland they bring up the river catching on fire, or LeBron James leaving, they have these references, but no one imagines ending up there.”

Source : "BYT Interviews: Celeste Ng". Interview with Svetlana Legetic, brightestyoungthings.com. February 22, 2016.
“We are on the planet to... wrap our consciousness around the divine treasure within us...”
“Bernard always had a few prayers in the hall and some whiskey afterwards as he was rather pious.”

Source : 'The Young Visiters' (1919) ch. 3
“I've always looked to other women for inspiration and kicks. When a woman stands up and does her thing, it never ceases to excite and inspire me.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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