"Myths are early science, the result of men's first trying to explain what they saw around them."

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Source : Edith Hamilton (1969). “Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes”

Edith Hamilton

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“I'm not a true vegan.”
“Each thing has its word, but the word has become a thing by itself. Why shouldn't I find it? Why can't a tree be called Pluplusch, and Pluplubasch when it has been raining? The word, the word, the word outside your domain, your stuffiness, this laughable impotence, your stupendous smugness, outside all the parrotry of your self-evident limitedness. The word, gentlemen, is a public concern of the first importance.”

Source : Hugo Ball (1974). “Flight Out of Time: A Dada Diary”, p.221, Univ of California Press
“A thing is obvious mathematically after you see it.”
“It is not by his mixing and choosing, but by the shapes of his colors, and the combination of those shapes, that we recognize the colorist. Color becomes significant only when it becomes form.”
“Remember these six minutes for the rest of your lives. Listen to the crowd and take it all in. This is the stuff of dreams.”
“We are drawn to leaders and organizations that are good at communicating what they believe. Their ability to make us feel like we belong, to make us feel special, safe and not alone is part of what gives them the ability to inspire us.”
“I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town.”
“I wept bitterly, surrendering momentarily to my fear and heartbroken confusion, but slowly I began to quiet a bit, as Jamie stroked my neck and back, offering me the comfort of his broad, warm chest. My sobs lessened and I began to calm myself, leaning tiredly into the curve of his shoulder. No wonder he was so good with horses, I thought blearily, feeling his fingers rubbing gently behind my ears, listening to the soothing, incomprehensible speech. If I were a horse, I'd let him ride me anywhere.”

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