"...to make art is to realize another's sadness within, realize the hidden sadness in other people's lives, to feel sad with and for a stranger."

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Source : Marianne Wiggins (2008). “The Shadow Catcher: A Novel”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

Marianne Wiggins

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“I knew I was going to be a journalist, and that was it.. full stop.”
“Greediness of getting more deprives... the enjoyment of what it had got.”
“I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. In each, it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which comes shape of achievement, a sense of one's being, a satisfaction of spirit. One becomes, in some area, an athlete of God. Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.”

Source : Martha Graham (1991). “Blood Memory”, Washington Square Press
“In the beginning no power differential existed between male and female. God empowered both with full rights and responsibility to rule outward over all creation, not over each other. As we know all too well, the fall changed everything, precipitating male rule over women and also the rule of some men over other men, a.k.a., patriarchy. Within patriarchy, women no longer derive their value from their Creator, but from men - father, husband, and sons. Within patriarchy, a woman's value is gauged by counting her sons.”

Source : Source: www.patheos.com
“We actually grew closer as friends years later when we started doing personal appearances together. I stayed in touch with Andy [Griffith] and Don [Knotts] until they passed away.”
“The hope of free people in a frightened world is the values which people put ahead of inventions when their backs are to the wall. These values are beauty, truth, goodness and having a faith, all of which are bombproof.”
“The most common mistake you'll make is forgetting to keep your own scorecard. Very little at work reinforces your ability to do this, so you will have to be vigilant. When evaluators give you an assessment, they are just guessing at who you are; they certainly are not the ones who know your potential. They can rate you and influence you, but they don't get to define you. That's your most honorable assignment: to define, every day through the way you deliver your work, the scope and nature of your inherent abilities.”
“To be simple is not always as easy as it seems.”

Source : "Die Kunst Ferdinand Hodlers". Book by Ewald: Bender, 1923.

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