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“The generation of atmosphere, the aura of the uncanny, is one of the most important secrets of magic. It contributes to the willing suspension of disbelief, the feeling that, within the circle, or in the presence of the magical shrine, anything may happen.”
Source : Doreen Valiente (2018). “An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present”, p.372, The Crowood Press
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“Heroes in history seem to us poetic because they are there. But if we should tell the simple truth of some of our neighbors, it would sound like poetry.”
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“That can be undersold, I think, the importance when you're trying to do something good is that everybody understands the director's vision, everybody believes in it, and everybody can find their own path to supporting it, and that's how you end with a great movie.”
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“Democracy in the contemporary world demands, among other things, an educated and informed people.”
Source : Elizabeth Bishop (1962). “LIFE WORLD LIBRARY BRAZIL”
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“I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn't mean anything? What then?”
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“My so-called faith went up in flames Till I believed in all your lies, For the life of me I don't know why. They got you wrong , You're not that strong. I don't belong here!”
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“Everything we do is motivated by love. Even fear and hate are born of love. So be careful what you love.”
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“My mother's father taught English literature. When I was about ten or eleven, I could recite Macaulay's 'Lays of Ancient Rome.' While other kids were playing pedestrian war games, I'd be Horatius keeping the bridge.”
Source : "Bernie Taupin: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. January 2, 2012.