"In a face, look for the main light and the main shadow; the rest will come naturally â€” it's often not important. And then you must cultivate your memory, because Nature will only provide you with references. Nature is like a warden in a lunatic asylum. It stops you from becoming banal."

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Source : "Portrait of Manet by himself and his contemporaries". Book edited by Pierre Courthion, p. 98, 1960.

Edouard Manet

#Memories Quotes #Light Quotes #Shadow Quotes

“To the Jews only, and not to the Gentiles, was a Saviour promised.”
“A year of ending and beginning, a year of loss and finding... and all of you were with me through the storm. I drink your health, your wealth, your fortune for long years to come, and I hope for many more days in which we can gather like this.”
“There is no reason to assume that the universe has the slightest interest in intelligenceâ€”or even in life. Both may be random accidental by-products of its operations like the beautiful patterns on a butterfly's wings. The insect would fly just as well without them.”
“Every society must be intentional about educating its leaders.”
“That transformation is to lose everything is an understatement so vast as to be without meaning. One has to lose everything, and one has to lose the one who has lost everything.”
“A horse will never tire of a rider who possesses both tact and sensitivity because he will never be pushed beyond his possibilities.”

Source : "Reflections on Equestrian Art". Book by Nuno Oliveira, 1965.
“... was there no one over thirty-five who had not some secret agony, some white-faced fear? Half one's life one walked carelessly, certain that some day one would have one's heart's desire: and for the rest of it, one either goes empty, or walks carrying a full cup, afraid of every step.”

Source : Helen Waddell (2013). “Peter Abelard”, p.88, Read Books Ltd
“To understand him you had to understand this: he wasn't human.”

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