"The English mist is always at work like a subtle painter, and London is a vast canvas prepared for the mist to work on."

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Source : Arthur Symons (1998). “Cities and Sea-Coasts and Islands”, p.162, Northwestern University Press

Arthur Symons

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“I know it's way too Utopian to think we will all ever just hugand love each other- but proactively dealing with hate could be as important to the future as clean water.”
“It is very difficult for any couple who are married if both people are ambitious. I don't know if it's just too hard to be married to a woman that wants to be a movie star.”
“Sure, I get angry. I get very, very angry and indignant. I don't like being locked up for something I didn't do, and I don't like my liberty taken away, and I don't like being treated like an animal, and I don't like people walking around and ogling me like I'm some sort of weirdo, because I'm not.”
“I now realize that a broken back, failed surgery, and Stage IV cancer are three of the greatest things that ever happened to me. Three of the most positive, transformative things that ever happened to me. They helped me become a vastly better person than I ever was, and I am eternally grateful for that.”
“HAPPINESS is ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED”
“Today give up false mental attachments and beliefs! Free yourself from the delusion that anything external can fulfill the hunger of your soul for God-Consciousness.”
“I listen to a lot of singers, because I find phrasing to be one of the most essential elements of playing.”
“If a woman's got nothing but her fair fame to feed on, why, it's thin tack, and a donkey would die of it!”

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