"To decide to become a philosopher seemed as foolish to me as to decide to become a poet."

-- Karl Jaspers

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“If we will maintain our hope and confidence in the genius of our people, they will work out this problem, and their ability and industry will bring us back to normal conditions.”
“To dance is to give channel to the Creator.”
“Special qualities are required of the essayist. A poem or a novel may spring from the inner consciousness of an author.. reasoning poers must be brought to reinforce imagination.”

Source : "Flora Thompson: The Story of the Lark Rise Writer". Book by Gillian Lindsay, 1990.
“It had never occurred to me that our lives, which had been so closely interwoven, could unravel with such speed.”
“We can often endure an extra pound of pain far more easily than we can suffer the withdrawal of an ounce of accustomed pleasure.”
“Realizing that our minds control our bodies while our bodies reflect our minds amounts to understanding the most fundamental aspects of ourselves. It further equals a comprehension of the relationship between our "tools." And since the mind and body are interrelated, this understanding makes it easier to see why coordinating them is a practical way of using these tools to greatest effect-a way of using the mind and body to live our lives as art.”
“The thing about death is that it's honest. I go to things that have a core of honesty about them and there's nothing more honest than death.”

Source : "Laura Linney Interview THE BIG C". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 16, 2010.
“She's like snow in Russian," said Anna. "Snow in the evening when the sun sets and it looks like Alpengluhen, you know? And if snow had a scent it would smell like that [the rose]....”

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