"Tragic heroes are failed pragmatists. Their ends are unrealistic and their means are impractical."

-- Adam Phillips

#Hero Quotes #Mean Quotes #Ends Quotes

“Art is for the elite because it has a very high price-point of entry. And when one is in that social strata, they look down at illustrators because they just draw things directly for a few hundred dollars and that's seen as being a bit grubby. Galleries allow artists to stay relatively divorced from the financial aspects of their trade. I am lucky because I do fine art, and that is half of my living. And then illustration provides the other half.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn.”
“The weight of his losses finally too much to bear. But not before he has known the unforgiving light of the equator, a love that exists only in his imagination, and the enduring struggle to capture in words the infinite possibilities of a life not lived.”

Source : Anita Shreve (2002). “The Last Time They Met”, Large Print Press
“Joy is what we all seek. It is an energy more powerful than food. But without love we can not feel true joy.”
“Enemy images are the main reason conflicts don't get resolved.”
“I don't abandon stories once I've started working on them. Once I sit down and start a story, I'll be damned if I'm going to give up on it. But I do reject most of the ideas for stories that I come up with.”
“Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.”
“In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.”

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