"What I like about popular culture is its accessibility, and I've covered popular songs because they are amazing things."

-- Robert Wyatt

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“History is full of examples of people compromising their beliefs in order to keep themselves alive.”
“I've heard many times that with all good artists it's ultimately a self-portrait even if it's an abstraction. I feel my work is very much who I am. I didn't try to make it that way; it just is. It reflects who I am and also my interests.”
“You owe it to everyone you love to find pockets of tranquility in your busy world.”
“I pace myself by taking a week-long vacation every four months.”
“As the warden of San Quentin, I presided over four executions. After each one, someone on the staff would ask, 'Is the world safer because of what we did tonight?' We knew the answer: No.”
“It doesn't ever occur to you, as you fashion your mask so carefully, that it will grow into your skin and graft itself, come to seem irremovable.”

Source : Claire Messud (2013). “The Woman Upstairs”, p.25, Vintage
“Ballet really taught me so much about the power of movement.”
“Once you have the View, although the delusory perceptions of samsara may arise in your mind, you will be like the sky; when a rainbow appears in front of it, itâ€™s not particularly flattered, and when the clouds appear, itâ€™s not particularly disappointed either. There is a deep sense of contentment. You chuckle from inside as you see the facade of samsara and nirvana; the View will keep you constantly amused, with a little inner smile bubbling away all the time.”

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