"The intercourse between the Mediterranean and the North or between the Atlantic and Central Europe was never purely economic or political; it also meant the exchange of knowledge and ideas and the influence of social institutions and artistic and literary forms"

-- Christopher Dawson

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“All my life I have been acutely aware of a contradiction in the very nature of my existence. For forty-five years I struggled to resolve this dilemma by writing plays and novels. The more I wrote, the more I realized mere words were not enough. So I found another form of expression.”
“Sometimes my art is just an illusion - or is it?”
“There's no need to talk about it, because the truth of what one says lies in what one does.”

Source : FaceBook post by Bernhard Schlink from Dec 22, 2013
“I got my boobs done because I wanted to even out my lower half, and I thought that would take the focus away from my hips.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Better pray for hell, not hallelujah.”
“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.”

Source : Stella Adler (2012). “Stella Adler on America's Master Playwrights: Eugene O'Neill, Thornton Wilder, Clifford Odets, William Saroyan, Tennessee Williams, William Inge, Arthur Miller, Edward Albee”, p.11, Vintage
“Poetry is important. No less than science, it seeks a hold upon reality, and the closeness of its approach is the test of its success.”
“People ask me, "Why do you love making films?" and I always say, "Because I love film." I hope that I can call myself a movie buff.”

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